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RTM to SQJ: distance & flight time
Rotterdam (Rotterdam The Hague Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
5,697 mi
9,168 km · 4,950 nm
11h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,697 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 38m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RTM — Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 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 RTM
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol28 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base14 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base34 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base35 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 RTM from SQJ?
The flight distance from Rotterdam (RTM) to Sanming (SQJ) is 5,697 miles (9,168 km, 4,950 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RTM to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 38m 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 RTM to SQJ?
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