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SHA to XMN: distance & flight time
Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
500 mi
804 km · 434 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
500 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, China
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, 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 SHA
- PVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport55 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport57 mi away
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport86 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 SHA from XMN?
The flight distance from Shanghai (SHA) to Xiamen (XMN) is 500 miles (804 km, 434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHA to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 SHA to XMN?
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