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SQJ to CHS: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport)
8,173 mi
13,153 km · 7,102 nm
16h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,173 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 30m 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
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, 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 CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from CHS?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Charleston (CHS) is 8,173 miles (13,153 km, 7,102 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to CHS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 30m 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 CHS?
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