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GUF to YIC: distance & flight time
Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport) → Yichun (Yichun Mingyueshan Airport)
8,169 mi
13,147 km · 7,099 nm
16h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,169 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 29m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, United States
- YIC — Yichun Mingyueshan Airport · Yichun, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 mi away
Near YIC
- JGS · Jinggangshan Airport70 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport71 mi away
- HNY · Hengyang Nanyue Airport120 mi away
- KHN · Nanchang Changbei International Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GUF from YIC?
The flight distance from Gulf Shores (GUF) to Yichun (YIC) is 8,169 miles (13,147 km, 7,099 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUF to YIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 29m 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 GUF to YIC?
Nonstop service on GUF–YIC 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 16h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Gulf Shores and Yichun?
Yichun is 14 hours ahead of Gulf Shores.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUF to YIC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUF–YIC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GUF to YIC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GUF–YIC 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.