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YNT to KEY: distance & flight time
Yantai (Yantai Laishan Airport) → Kericho (Kericho Airport)
6,022 mi
9,692 km · 5,233 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
6,022 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YNT — Yantai Laishan Airport · Yantai, China
- KEY — Kericho Airport · Kericho, Kenya
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YNT
- WEH · Weihai Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport96 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport108 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport135 mi away
Near KEY
- KIS · Kisumu Airport41 mi away
- EDL · Eldoret International Airport55 mi away
- GGM · Kakamega Airport55 mi away
- MRE · Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YNT from KEY?
The flight distance from Yantai (YNT) to Kericho (KEY) is 6,022 miles (9,692 km, 5,233 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YNT to KEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YNT to KEY?
Nonstop service on YNT–KEY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yantai and Kericho?
Kericho is 5 hours behind Yantai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YNT to KEY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YNT–KEY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YNT to KEY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YNT–KEY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.