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MLB to SQJ: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
8,475 mi
13,638 km · 7,364 nm
17h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,475 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 5m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MLB — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, United States
- 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 MLB
- MCO · Orlando International Airport46 mi away
- COF · Patrick Air Force Base9 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport30 mi away
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport34 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 MLB from SQJ?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MLB) to Sanming (SQJ) is 8,475 miles (13,638 km, 7,364 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLB to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 5m 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 MLB to SQJ?
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