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MES to SQJ: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
2,026 mi
3,260 km · 1,760 nm
4h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,026 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 26m 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
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
- 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 MES
- KNO · Kualanamu International Airport16 mi away
- DTB · Silangit Airport92 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport138 mi away
- FLZ · Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport139 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 MES from SQJ?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Sanming (SQJ) is 2,026 miles (3,260 km, 1,760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 26m 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 MES to SQJ?
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