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SPA to SQJ: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
8,005 mi
12,883 km · 6,956 nm
16h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,005 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 10m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from SQJ?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Sanming (SQJ) is 8,005 miles (12,883 km, 6,956 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 10m 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 SPA to SQJ?
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