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BLI to SQJ: distance & flight time
Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,047 mi
9,732 km · 5,255 nm
12h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,047 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 19m 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
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, 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 BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley 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 BLI from SQJ?
The flight distance from Bellingham (BLI) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,047 miles (9,732 km, 5,255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLI to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 19m 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 BLI to SQJ?
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