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YPL to DCY: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport)
6,821 mi
10,978 km · 5,928 nm
13h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,821 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 51m 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
- DCY — Daocheng Yading Airport · Daocheng, 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 DCY
- DIG · Diqing Airport108 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport116 mi away
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport130 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from DCY?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Daocheng (DCY) is 6,821 miles (10,978 km, 5,928 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to DCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Pickle Lake and Daocheng?
Daocheng is 13 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to DCY?
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