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YUA to USM: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Ko Samui (Samui Airport)
1,125 mi
1,810 km · 978 nm
2h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,125 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 55m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- USM — Samui Airport · Ko Samui, Thailand
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 USM
- URT · Surat Thani Airport69 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport70 mi away
- CJM · Chumphon Airport93 mi away
- UNN · Ranong Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUA from USM?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Ko Samui (USM) is 1,125 miles (1,810 km, 978 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to USM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 55m 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 USM?
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