# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Zhangye (YZY)

> 8,109 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,109 km / 5,039 mi / 4,379 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 304° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 14:06 in Algiers, it's 21:06 in Zhangye)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,198 ft (YZY is higher 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

### [Ganzhou (YZY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzy-zhangye-ganzhou/1ef266e0-1f4b-62a4-9a11-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zhangye, China
- ICAO: ZLZY
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 38.810000, 100.660000
- Elevation: 5,280 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 14:06 in Algiers, it's 21:06 in Zhangye.
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)
- [Ganzhou (YZY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzy-zhangye-ganzhou/1ef266e0-1f4b-62a4-9a11-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)