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SQJ to SJC: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → San Jose (Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport)
6,569 mi
10,571 km · 5,708 nm
13h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,569 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 21m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SJC — Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport · San Jose, United States
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
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- FOC · Fuzhou Changle International Airport118 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport122 mi away
Near SJC
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from SJC?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to San Jose (SJC) is 6,569 miles (10,571 km, 5,708 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to SJC?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 21m 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 SJC?
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