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ARD to SQJ: distance & flight time
Alor Island (Mali Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
2,430 mi
3,912 km · 2,112 nm
5h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
2,430 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 14m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ARD — Mali Airport · Alor Island, Indonesia
- 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 ARD
- DIL · Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport70 mi away
- UAI · Suai Airport94 mi away
- BCH · Cakung Airport126 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 ARD from SQJ?
The flight distance from Alor Island (ARD) to Sanming (SQJ) is 2,430 miles (3,912 km, 2,112 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ARD to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 14m 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 ARD to SQJ?
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