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SQJ to SAW: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
4,976 mi
8,007 km · 4,324 nm
10h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,976 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
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 SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from SAW?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Istanbul (SAW) is 4,976 miles (8,007 km, 4,324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 SAW?
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