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DBQ to SQJ: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,345 mi
11,821 km · 6,383 nm
14h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,345 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 52m 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
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, 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 DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 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 DBQ from SQJ?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,345 miles (11,821 km, 6,383 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 52m 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 DBQ to SQJ?
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