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YPL to DAT: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Datong (Datong Airport)
5,955 mi
9,584 km · 5,175 nm
12h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,955 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 9m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- DAT — Datong Airport · Datong, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 mi away
Near DAT
- UCB · Ulanqab Jining Airport76 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport89 mi away
- HET · Baita International Airport103 mi away
- WUT · Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from DAT?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Datong (DAT) is 5,955 miles (9,584 km, 5,175 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to DAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 9m 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 YPL to DAT?
Nonstop service on YPL–DAT 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 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pickle Lake and Datong?
Datong is 13 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to DAT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPL–DAT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YPL to DAT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPL–DAT 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.