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YIW to SQL: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
6,310 mi
10,155 km · 5,483 nm
12h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-15h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,310 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 50m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Near SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIW from SQL?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to San Carlos (SQL) is 6,310 miles (10,155 km, 5,483 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 50m 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 YIW to SQL?
Nonstop service on YIW–SQL 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 12h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yiwu and San Carlos?
San Carlos is 15 hours behind Yiwu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIW to SQL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIW–SQL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YIW to SQL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YIW–SQL 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.