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MAD to SQJ: distance & flight time
Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,480 mi
10,428 km · 5,631 nm
13h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,480 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 10m 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
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
- 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 MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 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 MAD from SQJ?
The flight distance from Madrid (MAD) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,480 miles (10,428 km, 5,631 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAD to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 10m 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 MAD to SQJ?
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