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SQJ to IRK: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport)
7,443 mi
11,978 km · 6,468 nm
15h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,443 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 4m 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
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, 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 IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from IRK?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Kirksville (IRK) is 7,443 miles (11,978 km, 6,468 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to IRK?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 4m 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 IRK?
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