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VRL to SQJ: distance & flight time
Vila Real (Vila Real Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,606 mi
10,631 km · 5,741 nm
13h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,606 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 25m 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
- VRL — Vila Real Airport · Vila Real, Portugal
- 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 VRL
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)39 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome43 mi away
- OPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport50 mi away
- BGC · Bragança 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 VRL from SQJ?
The flight distance from Vila Real (VRL) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,606 miles (10,631 km, 5,741 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VRL to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 25m 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 VRL to SQJ?
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