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LRH to SQJ: distance & flight time
La Rochelle (La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,138 mi
9,879 km · 5,334 nm
12h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,138 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 30m 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
- LRH — La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport · La Rochelle, France
- 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 LRH
- RCO · Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport23 mi away
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport37 mi away
- NIT · Niort-Souché Airport39 mi away
- RYN · Royan-Médis Airport40 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 LRH from SQJ?
The flight distance from La Rochelle (LRH) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,138 miles (9,879 km, 5,334 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRH to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 LRH to SQJ?
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