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CHO to SQJ: distance & flight time
Charlottesville VA (Charlottesville Albemarle Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,853 mi
12,638 km · 6,824 nm
15h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,853 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 52m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CHO — Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville VA, United States
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CHO
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 CHO from SQJ?
The flight distance from Charlottesville VA (CHO) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,853 miles (12,638 km, 6,824 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHO to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 52m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CHO to SQJ?
Nonstop service on CHO–SQJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CHO to SQJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CHO–SQJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CHO to SQJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CHO–SQJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.