Ningbo will open direct flights to Mangshi in South China's Yunnan province and Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Oct 27 as it shuffles its flight schedule for the coming winter.

The non-stop journey from Ningbo to Mangshi traverses a total of 2,519 kilometers in just 4 hours. The detailed flight schedule is as follows: outgoing flight GJ8167 is scheduled to depart from Ningbo Lishe International Airport at 2:55 pm and touch down at Dehong Mangshi International Airport at 7:05 pm. Subsequently, return flight GJ8168 will take off from Mangshi at 7:50 pm and land in Ningbo at 11:05 pm.

Meanwhile, the direct flight from Ningbo to Kashgar covers a total distance of 4,250 km , surpassing the 4,096 km covered by the existing Ningbo to Kucha route to claim the title of the lengthiest domestic flight originating from Ningbo.

The flight schedule is as follows: Outbound flight GJ8127 will depart from Ningbo Lishe International Airport at 6:55 am, arrive at Yinchuan Hedong International Airport at 10:00 am, and touch down at Kashgar Lainin International Airport at 3:25 pm, with a total travel time of approximately 8 hours and 30 minutes. Return flight GJ8128 will take off from Kashgar at 4:15 pm, depart once more from Yinchuan at 8:55 pm, and reach Ningbo at 12:30 am the following day, completing the journey in approximately 8 hours and 15 minutes.