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SQJ to SHY: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport)
5,980 mi
9,623 km · 5,196 nm
12h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,980 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 11m 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
- SHY — Shinyanga Airport · Shinyanga, Tanzania
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 SHY
- MWZ · Mwanza Airport90 mi away
- GIT · Mchauru Airport107 mi away
- TBO · Tabora Airport111 mi away
- SEU · Seronera Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from SHY?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Shinyanga (SHY) is 5,980 miles (9,623 km, 5,196 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to SHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 11m 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 SHY?
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