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CIU to SQJ: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,225 mi
11,627 km · 6,278 nm
14h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,225 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 38m 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
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, 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 CIU
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport16 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport39 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport49 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport86 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 CIU from SQJ?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,225 miles (11,627 km, 6,278 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 38m 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 CIU to SQJ?
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