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YVR to SQJ: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) → Sanming (Shaxian Airport)
6,007 mi
9,668 km · 5,220 nm
12h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,007 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 15m 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
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, 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 YVR
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport11 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport26 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base27 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 YVR from SQJ?
The flight distance from Vancouver (YVR) to Sanming (SQJ) is 6,007 miles (9,668 km, 5,220 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVR to SQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 15m 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 YVR to SQJ?
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