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SMF to JIC: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport) → Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport)
6,417 mi
10,326 km · 5,576 nm
13h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,417 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 3m 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMF from JIC?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SMF) to Jinchuan (JIC) is 6,417 miles (10,326 km, 5,576 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMF to JIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 3m 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 JIC?
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