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SQJ to MYD: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Malindi (Malindi Airport)
5,563 mi
8,952 km · 4,834 nm
11h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,563 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 22m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MYD — Malindi Airport · Malindi, Kenya
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 MYD
- MBA · Mombasa Moi International Airport66 mi away
- UKA · Ukunda Airstrip82 mi away
- LAU · Manda Airstrip88 mi away
- HOA · Hola Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from MYD?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Malindi (MYD) is 5,563 miles (8,952 km, 4,834 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to MYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 22m 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 MYD?
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