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SQJ to ESB: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport)
4,809 mi
7,740 km · 4,179 nm
9h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,809 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
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 ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from ESB?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Ankara (ESB) is 4,809 miles (7,740 km, 4,179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to ESB?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 54m 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 ESB?
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