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YAM to TAO: distance & flight time
Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
6,514 mi
10,484 km · 5,661 nm
13h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,514 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 14m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAM — Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Sainte Marie, Canada
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, 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 YAM
Near TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAM from TAO?
The flight distance from Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) to Qingdao (TAO) is 6,514 miles (10,484 km, 5,661 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAM to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YAM to TAO?
Nonstop service on YAM–TAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sault Sainte Marie and Qingdao?
Qingdao is 12 hours ahead of Sault Sainte Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAM to TAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAM–TAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAM to TAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAM–TAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.