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YZY to PBU: distance & flight time
Zhangye (Zhangye Ganzhou Airport) → Putao (Putao Airport)
814 mi
1,311 km · 708 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
814 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YZY — Zhangye Ganzhou Airport · Zhangye, China
- PBU — Putao Airport · Putao, Burma
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YZY
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport92 mi away
- JGN · Jiayuguan Airport144 mi away
Near PBU
- TEI · Tezu Airport90 mi away
- MYT · Myitkyina Airport135 mi away
- IXT · Pasighat Airport138 mi away
- KHM · Kanti Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YZY from PBU?
The flight distance from Zhangye (YZY) to Putao (PBU) is 814 miles (1,311 km, 708 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZY to PBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 YZY to PBU?
Nonstop service on YZY–PBU 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 2h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Zhangye and Putao?
Putao is 1.5 hours behind Zhangye.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZY to PBU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YZY–PBU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YZY to PBU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YZY–PBU 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.