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JAN to SQJ: distance & flight time
Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,982 mi
12,846 km · 6,936 nm
16h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,982 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 7m 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 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 JAN from SQJ?
The flight distance from Jackson (JAN) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,982 miles (12,846 km, 6,936 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAN to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 7m 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 JAN to SQJ?
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