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SQJ to LUG: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Lugano (Lugano Airport)
5,748 mi
9,251 km · 4,995 nm
11h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,748 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 44m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LUG — Lugano Airport · Lugano, Switzerland
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 LUG
- ZJI · Locarno Airport11 mi away
- MXP · Malpensa International Airport27 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport42 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from LUG?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Lugano (LUG) is 5,748 miles (9,251 km, 4,995 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to LUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 44m 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 LUG?
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