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SQJ to JAN: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport)
7,982 mi
12,846 km · 6,936 nm
16h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,982 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 7m 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from JAN?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Jackson (JAN) is 7,982 miles (12,846 km, 6,936 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to JAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 7m 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 JAN?
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