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OAA to SQJ: distance & flight time
Shank (Shank Air Base) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
2,931 mi
4,717 km · 2,547 nm
6h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,931 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 13m 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
- OAA — Shank Air Base · Shank, Afghanistan
- 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 OAA
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport45 mi away
- GZI · Ghazni Airport47 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport57 mi away
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip57 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 OAA from SQJ?
The flight distance from Shank (OAA) to Sanming (SQJ) is 2,931 miles (4,717 km, 2,547 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAA to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 13m 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 OAA to SQJ?
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