Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YUA to IXL: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Leh (Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport)
1,563 mi
2,516 km · 1,359 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live YUA→IXL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,563 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- IXL — Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport · Leh, India
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 IXL
- KDU · Skardu Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUA from IXL?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Leh (IXL) is 1,563 miles (2,516 km, 1,359 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to IXL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 YUA to IXL?
Nonstop service on YUA–IXL 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 3h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YUA to IXL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YUA–IXL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YUA to IXL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YUA–IXL 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.