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SQJ to FSD: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport)
7,126 mi
11,469 km · 6,193 nm
14h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,126 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 26m 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, 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 FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from FSD?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Sioux Falls (FSD) is 7,126 miles (11,469 km, 6,193 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to FSD?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 26m 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 FSD?
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