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SDM to SQJ: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,996 mi
11,260 km · 6,080 nm
14h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,996 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 11m 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SDM
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 SDM from SQJ?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,996 miles (11,260 km, 6,080 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 11m 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 SDM to SQJ?
Nonstop service on SDM–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 14h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDM to SQJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDM–SQJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDM to SQJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDM–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.