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SHM to SQJ: distance & flight time
Nanki-shirahama (Nanki Shirahama Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,159 mi
1,866 km · 1,007 nm
2h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,159 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 59m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SHM — Nanki Shirahama Airport · Nanki-shirahama, Japan
- 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 SHM
- KIX · Kansai International Airport53 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base54 mi away
- UKB · Kobe Airport68 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport78 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 SHM from SQJ?
The flight distance from Nanki-shirahama (SHM) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,159 miles (1,866 km, 1,007 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHM to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 59m 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 SHM to SQJ?
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