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SQJ to DAR: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Dar Es Salaam (Julius Nyerere International Airport)
5,734 mi
9,229 km · 4,983 nm
11h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,734 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 43m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DAR — Julius Nyerere International Airport · Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 DAR
- ZNZ · Abeid Amani Karume International Airport45 mi away
- MFA · Mafia Island Airport79 mi away
- PMA · Pemba Airport120 mi away
- TGT · Tanga Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from DAR?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Dar Es Salaam (DAR) is 5,734 miles (9,229 km, 4,983 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to DAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 43m 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 DAR?
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