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JIC to SFO: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
6,455 mi
10,389 km · 5,610 nm
13h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,455 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 mi away
Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JIC from SFO?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to San Francisco (SFO) is 6,455 miles (10,389 km, 5,610 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 7m 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 cheapest way to fly from JIC to SFO?
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