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DCI to SQJ: distance & flight time
Decimomannu (Decimomannu Air Base) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
5,987 mi
9,636 km · 5,203 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,987 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DCI — Decimomannu Air Base · Decimomannu, Italy
- 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 DCI
- CAG · Cagliari Elmas Airport8 mi away
- FNU · Oristano-Fenosu Airport41 mi away
- TTB · Tortolì Airport54 mi away
- AHO · Alghero-Fertilia Airport95 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 DCI from SQJ?
The flight distance from Decimomannu (DCI) to Sanming (SQJ) is 5,987 miles (9,636 km, 5,203 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCI to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 DCI to SQJ?
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