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SQJ to ARA: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Louisiana (Acadiana Regional Airport)
8,068 mi
12,985 km · 7,011 nm
16h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,068 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 17m 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
- ARA — Acadiana Regional Airport · Louisiana, 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 ARA
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport56 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport80 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from ARA?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Louisiana (ARA) is 8,068 miles (12,985 km, 7,011 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to ARA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 17m 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 ARA?
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