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SQJ to LRU: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Las Cruces (Las Cruces International Airport)
7,424 mi
11,948 km · 6,451 nm
15h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,424 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 1m 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
- LRU — Las Cruces International Airport · Las Cruces, 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 LRU
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field31 mi away
- BIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)44 mi away
- ELP · El Paso International Airport46 mi away
- DMN · Deming Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from LRU?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Las Cruces (LRU) is 7,424 miles (11,948 km, 6,451 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to LRU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 1m 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 LRU?
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