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SQJ to GRI: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
7,236 mi
11,645 km · 6,288 nm
14h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,236 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 39m 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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 GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from GRI?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Grand Island (GRI) is 7,236 miles (11,645 km, 6,288 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 39m 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 GRI?
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