Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YUA to IAH: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport)
8,421 mi
13,553 km · 7,318 nm
16h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading north
See live YUA→IAH fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,421 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 59m 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
- IAH — George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Near IAH
- DWH · David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport14 mi away
- IWS · West Houston Airport23 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark23 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUA from IAH?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Houston (IAH) is 8,421 miles (13,553 km, 7,318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to IAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 59m 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 cheapest way to fly from YUA to IAH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YUA–IAH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.