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SQJ to LBF: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
7,158 mi
11,519 km · 6,220 nm
14h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,158 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 30m 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
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, 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 LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from LBF?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to North Platte (LBF) is 7,158 miles (11,519 km, 6,220 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 30m 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 LBF?
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