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SQJ to BNK: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Ballina Byron Bay (Ballina Byron Gateway Airport)
4,493 mi
7,231 km · 3,904 nm
9h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,493 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 17m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BNK — Ballina Byron Gateway Airport · Ballina Byron Bay, Australia
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 BNK
- LSY · Lismore Airport18 mi away
- OOL · Gold Coast Airport46 mi away
- GFN · Grafton Airport72 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from BNK?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Ballina Byron Bay (BNK) is 4,493 miles (7,231 km, 3,904 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to BNK?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 BNK?
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