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BFM to CAN: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport)
8,445 mi
13,591 km · 7,338 nm
17h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,445 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, United States
- CAN — Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · Guangzhou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 mi away
Near CAN
- FUO · Foshan Shadi Airport26 mi away
- HKG · Hong Kong International Airport85 mi away
- SZX · Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport61 mi away
- HUZ · Huizhou Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFM from CAN?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Guangzhou (CAN) is 8,445 miles (13,591 km, 7,338 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to CAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 2m 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 Mobile and Guangzhou?
Guangzhou is 13 hours ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to CAN?
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