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CET to XMN: distance & flight time
Cholet (Cholet Le Pontreau Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
6,203 mi
9,983 km · 5,390 nm
12h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,203 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 38m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CET — Cholet Le Pontreau Airport · Cholet, France
- 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 CET
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport35 mi away
- NTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport35 mi away
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport42 mi away
- NIT · Niort-Souché Airport58 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 CET from XMN?
The flight distance from Cholet (CET) to Xiamen (XMN) is 6,203 miles (9,983 km, 5,390 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CET to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 38m 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 Cholet and Xiamen?
Xiamen is 6 hours ahead of Cholet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CET to XMN?
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