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YUA to SHY: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport)
4,996 mi
8,040 km · 4,341 nm
10h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,996 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SHY — Shinyanga Airport · Shinyanga, Tanzania
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 SHY
- MWZ · Mwanza Airport90 mi away
- GIT · Mchauru Airport107 mi away
- TBO · Tabora Airport111 mi away
- SEU · Seronera Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUA from SHY?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Shinyanga (SHY) is 4,996 miles (8,040 km, 4,341 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to SHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 16m 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 SHY?
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