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FDH to XNN: distance & flight time
Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen Airport) → Xining (Xining Caojiabu Airport)
4,519 mi
7,273 km · 3,927 nm
9h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,519 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 20m 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
- FDH — Friedrichshafen Airport · Friedrichshafen, Germany
- XNN — Xining Caojiabu Airport · Xining, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FDH
- ACH · St Gallen Altenrhein Airport13 mi away
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport22 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport40 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
Near XNN
- LHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport88 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport123 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FDH from XNN?
The flight distance from Friedrichshafen (FDH) to Xining (XNN) is 4,519 miles (7,273 km, 3,927 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FDH to XNN?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 20m 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 Friedrichshafen and Xining?
Xining is 6 hours ahead of Friedrichshafen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FDH to XNN?
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