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SQL to SQJ: distance & flight time
San Carlos (San Carlos Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,548 mi
10,539 km · 5,690 nm
13h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,548 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 18m 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
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, United States
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQL from SQJ?
The flight distance from San Carlos (SQL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,548 miles (10,539 km, 5,690 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 18m 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 SQL to SQJ?
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