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HOB to SQJ: distance & flight time
Hobbs (Lea County Regional Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,541 mi
12,137 km · 6,553 nm
15h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,541 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 15m 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
- HOB — Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs, 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 HOB
- INK · Winkler County Airport63 mi away
- CNM · Cavern City Air Terminal66 mi away
- MAF · Midland International Airport78 mi away
- ROW · Roswell International Air Center Airport87 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 HOB from SQJ?
The flight distance from Hobbs (HOB) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,541 miles (12,137 km, 6,553 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HOB to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 15m 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 HOB to SQJ?
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