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BWI to YIW: distance & flight time
Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) → Yiwu (Yiwu Airport)
7,582 mi
12,202 km · 6,589 nm
15h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,582 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 20m 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
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, United States
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWI
- DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport30 mi away
- IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport45 mi away
- FME · Tipton Airport8 mi away
- ANP · Lee Airport17 mi away
Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWI from YIW?
The flight distance from Baltimore (BWI) to Yiwu (YIW) is 7,582 miles (12,202 km, 6,589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWI to YIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BWI to YIW?
Nonstop service on BWI–YIW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Baltimore and Yiwu?
Yiwu is 12 hours ahead of Baltimore.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWI to YIW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BWI–YIW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BWI to YIW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BWI–YIW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.