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MLI to SQJ: distance & flight time
Moline (Quad City International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,409 mi
11,923 km · 6,438 nm
15h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,409 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 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
- MLI — Quad City International Airport · Moline, 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 MLI
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport28 mi away
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal Airport35 mi away
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport55 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport56 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 MLI from SQJ?
The flight distance from Moline (MLI) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,409 miles (11,923 km, 6,438 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLI to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 MLI to SQJ?
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