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SQJ to SMI: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Samos (Samos Airport)
5,174 mi
8,327 km · 4,496 nm
10h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,174 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 37m 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
- SMI — Samos Airport · Samos, Greece
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 SMI
- JIK · Ikaria Airport31 mi away
- LRS · Leros Airport35 mi away
- ADB · Adnan Menderes International Airport44 mi away
- JKL · Kalymnos Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from SMI?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Samos (SMI) is 5,174 miles (8,327 km, 4,496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to SMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 37m 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 SMI?
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