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SQJ to SZL: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Knobnoster (Whiteman Air Force Base)
7,499 mi
12,069 km · 6,517 nm
15h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,499 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 10m 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
- SZL — Whiteman Air Force Base · Knobnoster, 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 SZL
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport62 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport65 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport70 mi away
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from SZL?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Knobnoster (SZL) is 7,499 miles (12,069 km, 6,517 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to SZL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 10m 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 SZL?
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