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LBF to SQJ: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,158 mi
11,519 km · 6,220 nm
14h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,158 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 30m 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
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, 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 LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 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 LBF from SQJ?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,158 miles (11,519 km, 6,220 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 30m 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 LBF to SQJ?
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