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IKB to SQJ: distance & flight time
North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,936 mi
12,772 km · 6,896 nm
16h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,936 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 2m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- IKB — Wilkes County Airport · North Wilkesboro, 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 IKB
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport70 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport33 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport37 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport40 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 IKB from SQJ?
The flight distance from North Wilkesboro (IKB) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,936 miles (12,772 km, 6,896 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IKB to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 IKB to SQJ?
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