Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GLU to SQJ: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,687 mi
2,715 km · 1,466 nm
3h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading east
See live GLU→SQJ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,687 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 46m 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
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 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 GLU from SQJ?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,687 miles (2,715 km, 1,466 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 46m 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 GLU to SQJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLU–SQJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.