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GUF to SQJ: distance & flight time
Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
8,171 mi
13,150 km · 7,100 nm
16h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,171 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 29m 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, 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 GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 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 GUF from SQJ?
The flight distance from Gulf Shores (GUF) to Sanming (SQJ) is 8,171 miles (13,150 km, 7,100 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUF to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 29m 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 GUF to SQJ?
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