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SQJ to BDS: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Brindisi (Brindisi – Salento Airport)
5,529 mi
8,898 km · 4,804 nm
11h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,529 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BDS — Brindisi – Salento Airport · Brindisi, Italy
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 BDS
- TAR · Taranto-Grottaglie "Marcello Arlotta" Airport30 mi away
- LCC · Lecce Galatina Air Base31 mi away
- BRI · Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport70 mi away
- TIA · Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from BDS?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Brindisi (BDS) is 5,529 miles (8,898 km, 4,804 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to BDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 18m 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 BDS?
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