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SQJ to MEL: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
4,763 mi
7,665 km · 4,139 nm
9h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,763 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 48m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from MEL?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Melbourne (MEL) is 4,763 miles (7,665 km, 4,139 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 48m 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 MEL?
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