Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SMF to LFQ: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport) → LINFEN (Linfen Qiaoli Airport)
6,253 mi
10,063 km · 5,433 nm
12h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live SMF→LFQ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,253 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 44m 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
- LFQ — Linfen Qiaoli Airport · LINFEN, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 LFQ
- YCU · Yuncheng Guangong Airport78 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport83 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport105 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMF from LFQ?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SMF) to LINFEN (LFQ) is 6,253 miles (10,063 km, 5,433 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMF to LFQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 44m 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 LFQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMF–LFQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.