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RCA to SQJ: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,917 mi
11,131 km · 6,010 nm
14h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,917 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 2m 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
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, 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 RCA
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field41 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport90 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport121 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 RCA from SQJ?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,917 miles (11,131 km, 6,010 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 2m 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 RCA to SQJ?
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