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SQJ to KEY: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Kericho (Kericho Airport)
5,772 mi
9,290 km · 5,016 nm
11h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,772 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 47m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- KEY — Kericho Airport · Kericho, Kenya
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 KEY
- KIS · Kisumu Airport41 mi away
- EDL · Eldoret International Airport55 mi away
- GGM · Kakamega Airport55 mi away
- MRE · Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from KEY?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Kericho (KEY) is 5,772 miles (9,290 km, 5,016 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to KEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 47m 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 KEY?
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