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SQJ to PEN: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
1,864 mi
2,999 km · 1,619 nm
4h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,864 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 7m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
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 PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from PEN?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Penang (PEN) is 1,864 miles (2,999 km, 1,619 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 7m 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 PEN?
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