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DRI to SQJ: distance & flight time
Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,977 mi
12,838 km · 6,932 nm
16h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,977 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 7m 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, 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 DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 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 DRI from SQJ?
The flight distance from Deridder (DRI) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,977 miles (12,838 km, 6,932 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRI to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 7m 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 DRI to SQJ?
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