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GDC to SQJ: distance & flight time
Greenville (Donaldson Field Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
8,007 mi
12,887 km · 6,958 nm
16h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,007 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 10m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GDC — Donaldson Field Airport · Greenville, 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 GDC
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 GDC from SQJ?
The flight distance from Greenville (GDC) to Sanming (SQJ) is 8,007 miles (12,887 km, 6,958 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GDC to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 10m 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 GDC to SQJ?
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