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SKP to SQJ: distance & flight time
Skopje (Skopje Alexander the Great Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
5,318 mi
8,558 km · 4,621 nm
10h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,318 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 54m 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
- SKP — Skopje Alexander the Great Airport · Skopje, Macedonia
- 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 SKP
- PRN · Priština International Airport52 mi away
- OHD · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport71 mi away
- INI · Nis Airport96 mi away
- TIA · Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa105 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 SKP from SQJ?
The flight distance from Skopje (SKP) to Sanming (SQJ) is 5,318 miles (8,558 km, 4,621 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKP to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 54m 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 SKP to SQJ?
Nonstop service on SKP–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 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKP to SQJ?
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Why are some SKP to SQJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKP–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.