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MDL to SQJ: distance & flight time
Mandalay (Mandalay International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,415 mi
2,277 km · 1,230 nm
3h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,415 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 33m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MDL — Mandalay International Airport · Mandalay, Burma
- 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 MDL
- PKK · Pakhokku Airport59 mi away
- NYW · Monywar Airport67 mi away
- NYU · Bagan Airport76 mi away
- HEH · Heho Airport84 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 MDL from SQJ?
The flight distance from Mandalay (MDL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,415 miles (2,277 km, 1,230 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 33m 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 MDL to SQJ?
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