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Direct flights from Xiamen (XMN) to San Francisco (SFO): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 10,653 km, an estimated 14 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Xiamen and San Francisco. Updated 22 October 2026 at 22:40 UTC.
XMN
Xiamen
tracking
SFO
San Francisco
heavy · +31
10,653 km · ~14h 09m est.
Under pressure · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
56 / 100
route health from live XMN and SFO delay boards
Flight time~14h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysAirports right now
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How the Xiamen to San Francisco route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop XMN to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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XMN to SFO questions
Is XMN–SFO running on time right now?
Some delays possible. The arrival side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 56/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from XMN to SFO?
Great-circle distance is 10,653 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 782–943 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does XMN–SFO fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sun, wed). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at XMN and arrival-side delay at SFO, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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