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EBL to SQJ: distance & flight time
Erbil (Erbil International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
4,309 mi
6,935 km · 3,745 nm
8h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,309 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 55m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- EBL — Erbil International Airport · Erbil, Iraq
- 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 EBL
- OSM · Mosul International Airport46 mi away
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base57 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport57 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport89 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 EBL from SQJ?
The flight distance from Erbil (EBL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 4,309 miles (6,935 km, 3,745 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EBL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 55m 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 EBL to SQJ?
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