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SDM to YUA: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base)
7,665 mi
12,335 km · 6,661 nm
15h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,665 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, 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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from YUA?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Yuanmou (YUA) is 7,665 miles (12,335 km, 6,661 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to YUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 30m 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 SDM to YUA?
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