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SQJ to KME: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Kamembe (Kamembe Airport)
6,228 mi
10,022 km · 5,412 nm
12h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
6,228 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 41m 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
- KME — Kamembe Airport · Kamembe, Rwanda
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 KME
- BKY · Bukavu Kavumu Airport13 mi away
- GOM · Goma International Airport59 mi away
- GYI · Gisenyi Airport59 mi away
- BJM · Bujumbura International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from KME?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Kamembe (KME) is 6,228 miles (10,022 km, 5,412 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to KME?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 41m 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 KME?
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