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BFI to SQJ: distance & flight time
Seattle (Boeing Field King County International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,111 mi
9,834 km · 5,310 nm
12h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,111 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 27m 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
- BFI — Boeing Field King County International Airport · Seattle, 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 BFI
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport6 mi away
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport22 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport22 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 BFI from SQJ?
The flight distance from Seattle (BFI) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,111 miles (9,834 km, 5,310 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFI to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 27m 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 BFI to SQJ?
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