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YPL to PBU: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Putao (Putao Airport)
6,974 mi
11,224 km · 6,060 nm
14h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,974 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 8m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- PBU — Putao Airport · Putao, Burma
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 PBU
- TEI · Tezu Airport90 mi away
- MYT · Myitkyina Airport135 mi away
- IXT · Pasighat Airport138 mi away
- KHM · Kanti Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from PBU?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Putao (PBU) is 6,974 miles (11,224 km, 6,060 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to PBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 8m 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 Putao?
Putao is 11.5 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to PBU?
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