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BUR to SQJ: distance & flight time
Burbank (Bob Hope Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,862 mi
11,044 km · 5,963 nm
13h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,862 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 55m 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
- BUR — Bob Hope Airport · Burbank, 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 BUR
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport18 mi away
- WHP · Whiteman Airport5 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport8 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport14 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 BUR from SQJ?
The flight distance from Burbank (BUR) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,862 miles (11,044 km, 5,963 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUR to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 55m 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 BUR to SQJ?
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