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UKB to SQJ: distance & flight time
Kobe (Kobe Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,178 mi
1,895 km · 1,023 nm
3h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,178 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 2m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- UKB — Kobe Airport · Kobe, Japan
- 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 UKB
- KIX · Kansai International Airport14 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport16 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base49 mi away
- TJH · Tajima Airport66 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 UKB from SQJ?
The flight distance from Kobe (UKB) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,178 miles (1,895 km, 1,023 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UKB to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 2m 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 UKB to SQJ?
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