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KCT to SQJ: distance & flight time
Koggala (Koggala Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
2,844 mi
4,576 km · 2,471 nm
6h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,844 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 3m 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
- KCT — Koggala Airport · Koggala, Sri Lanka
- 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 KCT
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport59 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport65 mi away
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport65 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport87 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 KCT from SQJ?
The flight distance from Koggala (KCT) to Sanming (SQJ) is 2,844 miles (4,576 km, 2,471 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KCT to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 3m 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 KCT to SQJ?
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