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CMI to YIW: distance & flight time
Champaign (University of Illinois Willard Airport) → Yiwu (Yiwu Airport)
7,310 mi
11,764 km · 6,352 nm
14h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,310 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CMI — University of Illinois Willard Airport · Champaign, 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 CMI
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 CMI from YIW?
The flight distance from Champaign (CMI) to Yiwu (YIW) is 7,310 miles (11,764 km, 6,352 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMI to YIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 48m 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 CMI to YIW?
Nonstop service on CMI–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 14h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Champaign and Yiwu?
Yiwu is 14 hours ahead of Champaign.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CMI to YIW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CMI–YIW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CMI to YIW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CMI–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.