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KUL to SQJ: distance & flight time
Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,954 mi
3,145 km · 1,698 nm
4h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,954 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 18m 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
- KUL — Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 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 KUL
- SZB · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport29 mi away
- MKZ · Malacca Airport50 mi away
- DUM · Pinang Kampai Airport81 mi away
- KUA · Kuantan Airport126 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 KUL from SQJ?
The flight distance from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,954 miles (3,145 km, 1,698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KUL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 18m 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 KUL to SQJ?
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