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ALN to SQJ: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,578 mi
12,195 km · 6,585 nm
15h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,578 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Near SQJ
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport85 mi away
- WUS · Nanping Wuyishan Airport89 mi away
- FOC · Fuzhou Changle International Airport118 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALN from SQJ?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,578 miles (12,195 km, 6,585 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 20m 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 cheapest way to fly from ALN to SQJ?
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