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SDM to TNH: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Tonghua (Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport)
5,918 mi
9,524 km · 5,143 nm
12h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,918 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
- TNH — Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport · Tonghua, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SDM
Near TNH
- NBS · Changbaishan Airport98 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport120 mi away
- SHE · Taoxian Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from TNH?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Tonghua (TNH) is 5,918 miles (9,524 km, 5,143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to TNH?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 4m 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 SDM to TNH?
Nonstop service on SDM–TNH 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 12h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between San Diego and Tonghua?
Tonghua is 16 hours ahead of San Diego.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDM to TNH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDM–TNH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDM to TNH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDM–TNH 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.