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SQJ to ARK: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Arusha (Arusha Airport)
5,780 mi
9,301 km · 5,022 nm
11h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,780 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 48m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ARK — Arusha Airport · Arusha, Tanzania
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 ARK
- JRO · Kilimanjaro International Airport31 mi away
- QSI · Moshi Airport48 mi away
- LKY · Lake Manyara Airport56 mi away
- ASV · Amboseli Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from ARK?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Arusha (ARK) is 5,780 miles (9,301 km, 5,022 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to ARK?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 48m 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 ARK?
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