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TCL to SQJ: distance & flight time
Tuscaloosa AL (Tuscaloosa Regional Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
7,990 mi
12,858 km · 6,943 nm
16h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,990 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 8m 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
- TCL — Tuscaloosa Regional Airport · Tuscaloosa AL, 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 TCL
- BHM · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport55 mi away
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base56 mi away
- GTR · Golden Triangle Regional Airport59 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field71 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 TCL from SQJ?
The flight distance from Tuscaloosa AL (TCL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 7,990 miles (12,858 km, 6,943 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 8m 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 TCL to SQJ?
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