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AVL to SQJ: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,960 mi
12,811 km · 6,917 nm
16h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,960 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 5m 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, 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 AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 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 AVL from SQJ?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,960 miles (12,811 km, 6,917 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 5m 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 AVL to SQJ?
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