Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
HEI to SYX: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → Sanya (Sanya Phoenix International Airport)
5,610 mi
9,028 km · 4,875 nm
11h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
See live HEI→SYX fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,610 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 28m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
- SYX — Sanya Phoenix International Airport · Sanya, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 mi away
Near SYX
- BAR · Qionghai Bo'ao Airport89 mi away
- HAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport132 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEI from SYX?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to Sanya (SYX) is 5,610 miles (9,028 km, 4,875 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to SYX?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 28m 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 Büsum and Sanya?
Sanya is 6 hours ahead of Büsum.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEI to SYX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEI–SYX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.