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SQJ to VRL: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Vila Real (Vila Real Airport)
6,606 mi
10,631 km · 5,741 nm
13h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,606 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 25m 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
- VRL — Vila Real Airport · Vila Real, Portugal
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 VRL
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)39 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome43 mi away
- OPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport50 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQJ from VRL?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Vila Real (VRL) is 6,606 miles (10,631 km, 5,741 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to VRL?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 25m 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 VRL?
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