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ELD to SQJ: distance & flight time
El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,850 mi
12,634 km · 6,822 nm
15h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,850 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 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
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, 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 ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 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 ELD from SQJ?
The flight distance from El Dorado (ELD) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,850 miles (12,634 km, 6,822 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELD to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 ELD to SQJ?
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