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SQJ to TMC: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Waikabubak-Sumba Island (Tambolaka Airport)
2,478 mi
3,988 km · 2,153 nm
5h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
2,478 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 20m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TMC — Tambolaka Airport · Waikabubak-Sumba Island, Indonesia
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 TMC
- BMU · Muhammad Salahuddin Airport71 mi away
- WGP · Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport74 mi away
- LBJ · Komodo Airport77 mi away
- RTG · Frans Sales Lega Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from TMC?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Waikabubak-Sumba Island (TMC) is 2,478 miles (3,988 km, 2,153 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to TMC?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 20m 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 TMC?
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