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SQJ to TAO: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
696 mi
1,120 km · 605 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
696 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m 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
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
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 TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from TAO?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Qingdao (TAO) is 696 miles (1,120 km, 605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m 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 TAO?
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