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SQJ to SME: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport)
7,815 mi
12,576 km · 6,791 nm
15h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,815 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 47m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, 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
- WUS · Nanping Wuyishan Airport89 mi away
- FOC · Fuzhou Changle International Airport118 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport122 mi away
Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from SME?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Somerset (SME) is 7,815 miles (12,576 km, 6,791 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to SME?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 47m 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 SME?
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