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SYD to SQJ: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
4,709 mi
7,579 km · 4,092 nm
9h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,709 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 42m 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
- SYD — Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney, Australia
- 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 SYD
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport29 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond33 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport48 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 SYD from SQJ?
The flight distance from Sydney (SYD) to Sanming (SQJ) is 4,709 miles (7,579 km, 4,092 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SYD to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 42m 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 SYD to SQJ?
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