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SQJ to BUR: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Burbank (Bob Hope Airport)
6,862 mi
11,044 km · 5,963 nm
13h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,862 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 55m 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
- BUR — Bob Hope Airport · Burbank, 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 BUR
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport18 mi away
- WHP · Whiteman Airport5 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport8 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from BUR?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Burbank (BUR) is 6,862 miles (11,044 km, 5,963 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to BUR?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 55m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SQJ to BUR?
Nonstop service on SQJ–BUR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SQJ to BUR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SQJ–BUR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SQJ to BUR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SQJ–BUR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.