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RUI to SQJ: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,415 mi
11,933 km · 6,443 nm
15h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,415 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 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
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, 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 RUI
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport50 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base54 mi away
- ROW · Roswell International Air Center Airport59 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field92 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 RUI from SQJ?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,415 miles (11,933 km, 6,443 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 RUI to SQJ?
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