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BIF to SQJ: distance & flight time
El Paso (Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,468 mi
12,018 km · 6,489 nm
15h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,468 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 7m 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
- BIF — Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) · El Paso, 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 BIF
- ELP · El Paso International Airport3 mi away
- CJS · Abraham González International Airport15 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field34 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport44 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 BIF from SQJ?
The flight distance from El Paso (BIF) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,468 miles (12,018 km, 6,489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIF to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 7m 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 BIF to SQJ?
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