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SMF to IWK: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport) → Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station)
5,538 mi
8,913 km · 4,813 nm
11h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,538 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 20m 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
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, United States
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SMF
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport14 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport19 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport28 mi away
Near IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMF from IWK?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SMF) to Iwakuni (IWK) is 5,538 miles (8,913 km, 4,813 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMF to IWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 20m 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 SMF to IWK?
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