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MOB to XMN: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
8,240 mi
13,261 km · 7,161 nm
16h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,240 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 37m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, United States
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 mi away
Near XMN
- KNH · Kinmen Airport17 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport34 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport116 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MOB from XMN?
The flight distance from Mobile (MOB) to Xiamen (XMN) is 8,240 miles (13,261 km, 7,161 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOB to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 37m 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 Mobile and Xiamen?
Xiamen is 13 hours ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOB to XMN?
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