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YQS to TAO: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
6,811 mi
10,961 km · 5,918 nm
13h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,811 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 49m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, Canada
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 mi away
Near TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQS from TAO?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Qingdao (TAO) is 6,811 miles (10,961 km, 5,918 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 49m 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 YQS to TAO?
Nonstop service on YQS–TAO 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 13h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQS to TAO?
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