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YIP to XMN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
7,620 mi
12,263 km · 6,622 nm
15h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,620 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 24m 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Near XMN
- KNH · Kinmen Airport17 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport34 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport116 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from XMN?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Xiamen (XMN) is 7,620 miles (12,263 km, 6,622 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 24m 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 time difference between Detroit and Xiamen?
Xiamen is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to XMN?
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