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SGN to SQJ: distance & flight time
Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,302 mi
2,095 km · 1,131 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,302 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m 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
- SGN — Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 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 SGN
- VCA · Can Tho International Airport82 mi away
- VKG · Rach Gia Airport119 mi away
- KTI · Kratie Airport122 mi away
- PNH · Phnom Penh International Airport132 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 SGN from SQJ?
The flight distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,302 miles (2,095 km, 1,131 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SGN to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 SGN to SQJ?
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