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SQJ to CHA: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
7,931 mi
12,764 km · 6,892 nm
16h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,931 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 1m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, 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 CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from CHA?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 7,931 miles (12,764 km, 6,892 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 1m 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 CHA?
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