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LAL to SQJ: distance & flight time
Lakeland (Lakeland Linder International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
8,453 mi
13,603 km · 7,345 nm
17h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,453 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 2m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LAL — Lakeland Linder International Airport · Lakeland, 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 LAL
- TPA · Tampa International Airport31 mi away
- MCO · Orlando International Airport53 mi away
- BOW · Bartow Municipal Airport15 mi away
- GIF · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field17 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 LAL from SQJ?
The flight distance from Lakeland (LAL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 8,453 miles (13,603 km, 7,345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 2m 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 LAL to SQJ?
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