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INS to SQJ: distance & flight time
Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,864 mi
11,047 km · 5,965 nm
13h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,864 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 56m 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
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs, 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 INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 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 INS from SQJ?
The flight distance from Indian Springs (INS) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,864 miles (11,047 km, 5,965 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INS to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 56m 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 INS to SQJ?
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