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IQA to SQJ: distance & flight time
Al Asad (Al Asad Air Base) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
4,436 mi
7,139 km · 3,855 nm
9h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,436 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 10m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- IQA — Al Asad Air Base · Al Asad, Iraq
- 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 IQA
- TQD · Al Taqaddum Air Base73 mi away
- BGW · Baghdad International Airport109 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad111 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport142 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 IQA from SQJ?
The flight distance from Al Asad (IQA) to Sanming (SQJ) is 4,436 miles (7,139 km, 3,855 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IQA to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 10m 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 IQA to SQJ?
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