# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Lijiang (LJG)

> 8,851 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,851 km / 5,500 mi / 4,779 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 14:47 in Algiers, it's 21:47 in Lijiang)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (LJG is lower than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Lijiang Airport (LJG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ljg-lijiang-lijiang-airport/1ef266e0-1fb0-6f00-b2c4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lijiang, China
- ICAO: ZPLJ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 26.680000, 100.250000
- Elevation: 0 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:47 in Algiers, it's 21:47 in Lijiang.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lijiang Airport (LJG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ljg-lijiang-lijiang-airport/1ef266e0-1fb0-6f00-b2c4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)