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PPL to SQJ: distance & flight time
Phaplu (Phaplu Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,921 mi
3,091 km · 1,669 nm
4h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,921 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 14m 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
- PPL — Phaplu Airport · Phaplu, Nepal
- 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 PPL
- LUA · Lukla Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport15 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport19 mi away
- SYH · Syangboche Airport22 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 PPL from SQJ?
The flight distance from Phaplu (PPL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,921 miles (3,091 km, 1,669 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 14m 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 PPL to SQJ?
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