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MCY to SQJ: distance & flight time
Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
4,350 mi
7,001 km · 3,780 nm
9h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,350 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 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
- MCY — Sunshine Coast Airport · Maroochydore, Australia
- 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 MCY
- CUD · Caloundra Airport14 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport54 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport67 mi away
- KGY · Kingaroy Airport77 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 MCY from SQJ?
The flight distance from Maroochydore (MCY) to Sanming (SQJ) is 4,350 miles (7,001 km, 3,780 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCY to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 MCY to SQJ?
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