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SAW to SQJ: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
4,976 mi
8,007 km · 4,324 nm
10h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,976 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 13m 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- 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 SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 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 SAW from SQJ?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Sanming (SQJ) is 4,976 miles (8,007 km, 4,324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 13m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SAW to SQJ?
Nonstop service on SAW–SQJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to SQJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAW–SQJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAW to SQJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAW–SQJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.