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SQJ to JAA: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Jalalabad (Jalalabad Airport)
2,848 mi
4,583 km · 2,475 nm
6h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,848 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 3m 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
- JAA — Jalalabad Airport · Jalalabad, Afghanistan
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 JAA
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport42 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport64 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport74 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from JAA?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Jalalabad (JAA) is 2,848 miles (4,583 km, 2,475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to JAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 3m 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 JAA?
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