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NIP to SQJ: distance & flight time
Jacksonville (Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
8,315 mi
13,381 km · 7,225 nm
16h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,315 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 46m 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
- NIP — Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville, 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 NIP
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 NIP from SQJ?
The flight distance from Jacksonville (NIP) to Sanming (SQJ) is 8,315 miles (13,381 km, 7,225 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NIP to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 46m 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 NIP to SQJ?
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