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SQJ to SHJ: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Sharjah (Sharjah International Airport)
3,835 mi
6,171 km · 3,332 nm
7h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,835 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 59m 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
- SHJ — Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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 SHJ
- DXB · Dubai International Airport11 mi away
- NHD · Al Minhad Air Base23 mi away
- RKT · Ras Al Khaimah International Airport33 mi away
- DWC · Al Maktoum International Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from SHJ?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Sharjah (SHJ) is 3,835 miles (6,171 km, 3,332 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to SHJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 59m 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 SHJ?
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