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PAO to XMN: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
6,638 mi
10,682 km · 5,768 nm
13h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,638 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from XMN?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Xiamen (XMN) is 6,638 miles (10,682 km, 5,768 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 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 PAO to XMN?
Nonstop service on PAO–XMN 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 13h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and Xiamen?
Xiamen is 15 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to XMN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–XMN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to XMN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–XMN 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.