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SQJ to OBS: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Aubenas-vals-lanas (Aubenas-Ardèche Méridional Airport)
5,988 mi
9,637 km · 5,204 nm
12h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,988 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 13m 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
- OBS — Aubenas-Ardèche Méridional Airport · Aubenas-vals-lanas, France
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 OBS
- XOG · Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base37 mi away
- VAF · Valence-Chabeuil Airport39 mi away
- MEN · Mende-Brenoux Airfield41 mi away
- LPY · Le Puy-Loudes Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from OBS?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Aubenas-vals-lanas (OBS) is 5,988 miles (9,637 km, 5,204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to OBS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 13m 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 OBS?
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