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YLE to SQJ: distance & flight time
Whatì (Whatì Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
5,561 mi
8,949 km · 4,832 nm
11h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,561 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 22m 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
- YLE — Whatì Airport · Whatì, Canada
- 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 YLE
- YRA · Rae Lakes Airport68 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport100 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport122 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 YLE from SQJ?
The flight distance from Whatì (YLE) to Sanming (SQJ) is 5,561 miles (8,949 km, 4,832 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLE to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 22m 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 YLE to SQJ?
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