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CIC to SQJ: distance & flight time
Chico (Chico Municipal Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,466 mi
10,405 km · 5,618 nm
13h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,466 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 9m 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
- CIC — Chico Municipal Airport · Chico, 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 CIC
- RBL · Red Bluff Municipal Airport32 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base51 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport51 mi away
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport54 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 CIC from SQJ?
The flight distance from Chico (CIC) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,466 miles (10,405 km, 5,618 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIC to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 9m 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 CIC to SQJ?
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