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SQJ to URT: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Surat Thani (Surat Thani Airport)
1,710 mi
2,752 km · 1,486 nm
3h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,710 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 49m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- URT — Surat Thani Airport · Surat Thani, Thailand
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 URT
- UNN · Ranong Airport58 mi away
- USM · Samui Airport69 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport69 mi away
- KBV · Krabi Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from URT?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Surat Thani (URT) is 1,710 miles (2,752 km, 1,486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to URT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 49m 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 URT?
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