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SQJ to ALO: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport)
7,296 mi
11,742 km · 6,340 nm
14h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,296 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 46m 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
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, China
- ALO — Waterloo Regional Airport · Waterloo, 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 ALO
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport37 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport58 mi away
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport63 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from ALO?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Waterloo (ALO) is 7,296 miles (11,742 km, 6,340 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to ALO?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 46m 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 ALO?
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