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URT to SQJ: distance & flight time
Surat Thani (Surat Thani Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,710 mi
2,752 km · 1,486 nm
3h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,710 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- URT — Surat Thani Airport · Surat Thani, Thailand
- 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 URT
- UNN · Ranong Airport58 mi away
- USM · Samui Airport69 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport69 mi away
- KBV · Krabi Airport72 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 URT from SQJ?
The flight distance from Surat Thani (URT) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,710 miles (2,752 km, 1,486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from URT to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 49m 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 URT to SQJ?
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