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TCM to SQJ: distance & flight time
Tacoma (McChord Air Force Base) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,121 mi
9,852 km · 5,319 nm
12h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,121 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 28m 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
- TCM — McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma, 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 TCM
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport23 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport10 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport23 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 TCM from SQJ?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TCM) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,121 miles (9,852 km, 5,319 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCM to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 28m 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 TCM to SQJ?
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