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YBP to BMI: distance & flight time
Yibin (Yibin Caiba Airport) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
7,573 mi
12,187 km · 6,581 nm
15h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,573 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YBP — Yibin Caiba Airport · Yibin, China
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, United States
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 YBP
- LZO · Luzhou Airport51 mi away
- ZAT · Zhaotong Airport113 mi away
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport120 mi away
- CTU · Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport128 mi away
Near BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBP from BMI?
The flight distance from Yibin (YBP) to Bloomington (BMI) is 7,573 miles (12,187 km, 6,581 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBP to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 19m 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 YBP to BMI?
Nonstop service on YBP–BMI 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 15h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yibin and Bloomington?
Bloomington is 13 hours behind Yibin.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBP to BMI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YBP–BMI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YBP to BMI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YBP–BMI 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.