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SMF to SQJ: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,525 mi
10,500 km · 5,670 nm
13h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,525 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 16m 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
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, United States
- 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 SMF
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport14 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport19 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport28 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 SMF from SQJ?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SMF) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,525 miles (10,500 km, 5,670 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMF to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 16m 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 SMF to SQJ?
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