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SQJ to AHN: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Athens (Athens Ben Epps Airport)
8,041 mi
12,940 km · 6,987 nm
16h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,041 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 14m 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
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, China
- AHN — Athens Ben Epps Airport · Athens, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AHN
- WDR · Barrow County Airport20 mi away
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport67 mi away
- GVL · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport36 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from AHN?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Athens (AHN) is 8,041 miles (12,940 km, 6,987 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to AHN?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 14m 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 SQJ to AHN?
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