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SQJ to ISL: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport)
4,998 mi
8,044 km · 4,343 nm
10h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,998 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 16m 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
- ISL — Atatürk International Airport · Istanbul, 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 ISL
- IST · Istanbul Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport26 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport48 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from ISL?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Istanbul (ISL) is 4,998 miles (8,044 km, 4,343 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to ISL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 16m 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 ISL?
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