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GTR to SQJ: distance & flight time
Columbus Mississippi (Golden Triangle Regional Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,951 mi
12,796 km · 6,909 nm
16h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,951 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 3m 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
- GTR — Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus Mississippi, 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 GTR
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base16 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport57 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport59 mi away
- MEI · Key Field78 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 GTR from SQJ?
The flight distance from Columbus Mississippi (GTR) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,951 miles (12,796 km, 6,909 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTR to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 3m 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 GTR to SQJ?
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