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SSC to SQJ: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
8,095 mi
13,027 km · 7,034 nm
16h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,095 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 20m 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
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, 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 SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 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 SSC from SQJ?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to Sanming (SQJ) is 8,095 miles (13,027 km, 7,034 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 SSC to SQJ?
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