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YQT to TAO: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
6,310 mi
10,155 km · 5,483 nm
12h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,310 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from TAO?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Qingdao (TAO) is 6,310 miles (10,155 km, 5,483 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 50m 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 YQT to TAO?
Nonstop service on YQT–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 12h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Qingdao?
Qingdao is 12 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to TAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–TAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to TAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–TAO 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.