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SQJ to LAX: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
6,872 mi
11,059 km · 5,972 nm
13h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,872 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 56m 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from LAX?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 6,872 miles (11,059 km, 5,972 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 56m 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 LAX?
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