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USM to SQJ: distance & flight time
Ko Samui (Samui Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
1,646 mi
2,649 km · 1,430 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,646 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m 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
- USM — Samui Airport · Ko Samui, 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 USM
- URT · Surat Thani Airport69 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport70 mi away
- CJM · Chumphon Airport93 mi away
- UNN · Ranong Airport102 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 USM from SQJ?
The flight distance from Ko Samui (USM) to Sanming (SQJ) is 1,646 miles (2,649 km, 1,430 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from USM to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 USM to SQJ?
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