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SQJ to MCF: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base)
8,451 mi
13,600 km · 7,343 nm
17h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,451 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 2m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from MCF?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Tampa (MCF) is 8,451 miles (13,600 km, 7,343 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to MCF?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 2m 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 MCF?
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