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AVL to XMN: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
8,078 mi
13,000 km · 7,019 nm
16h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,078 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 18m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Near XMN
- KNH · Kinmen Airport17 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport34 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport116 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVL from XMN?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Xiamen (XMN) is 8,078 miles (13,000 km, 7,019 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 18m 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 time difference between Asheville and Xiamen?
Xiamen is 12 hours ahead of Asheville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVL to XMN?
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