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SQJ to EFD: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Houston (Ellington Airport)
7,992 mi
12,862 km · 6,945 nm
16h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,992 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 8m 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
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, 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 EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from EFD?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Houston (EFD) is 7,992 miles (12,862 km, 6,945 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to EFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 8m 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 EFD?
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