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IES to SQJ: distance & flight time
Riesa (Riesa-Göhlis Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
5,392 mi
8,677 km · 4,685 nm
11h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,392 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- IES — Riesa-Göhlis Airport · Riesa, Germany
- 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 IES
- DRS · Dresden Airport21 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport43 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport49 mi away
- QXH · Schönhagen Airport63 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 IES from SQJ?
The flight distance from Riesa (IES) to Sanming (SQJ) is 5,392 miles (8,677 km, 4,685 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IES to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 2m 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 IES to SQJ?
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