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RCM to SQJ: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
3,670 mi
5,907 km · 3,189 nm
7h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,670 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 40m 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- 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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from SQJ?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Sanming (SQJ) is 3,670 miles (5,907 km, 3,189 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 40m 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 RCM to SQJ?
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