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YUA to LEX: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport)
8,010 mi
12,892 km · 6,961 nm
16h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,010 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 10m 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
- LEX — Blue Grass Airport · Lexington KY, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 LEX
- FFT · Capital City Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field59 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field62 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUA from LEX?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Lexington KY (LEX) is 8,010 miles (12,892 km, 6,961 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to LEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 10m 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 LEX?
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