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SQJ to IQA: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Al Asad (Al Asad Air Base)
4,436 mi
7,139 km · 3,855 nm
9h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,436 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 10m 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
- IQA — Al Asad Air Base · Al Asad, Iraq
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 IQA
- TQD · Al Taqaddum Air Base73 mi away
- BGW · Baghdad International Airport109 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad111 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from IQA?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Al Asad (IQA) is 4,436 miles (7,139 km, 3,855 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to IQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 10m 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 IQA?
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