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BMI to SQJ: distance & flight time
Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,505 mi
12,079 km · 6,522 nm
15h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,505 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 11m 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
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, 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 BMI
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 BMI from SQJ?
The flight distance from Bloomington (BMI) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,505 miles (12,079 km, 6,522 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BMI to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 11m 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 BMI to SQJ?
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