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YPL to DIG: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Shangri-La (Diqing Airport)
6,929 mi
11,151 km · 6,021 nm
14h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,929 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 3m 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
- DIG — Diqing Airport · Shangri-La, 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 DIG
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport68 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport85 mi away
- DCY · Daocheng Yading Airport108 mi away
- PBU · Putao Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from DIG?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Shangri-La (DIG) is 6,929 miles (11,151 km, 6,021 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to DIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 3m 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 Shangri-La?
Shangri-La is 13 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to DIG?
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