# Distance from Osaka (KIX) to Sanming (SQJ)

> 1,887 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,887 km / 1,172 mi / 1,019 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → China
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 15:30 in Osaka, it's 14:30 in Sanming)
- **Elevation difference**: 794 ft (SQJ is higher than KIX)

## Airports

### [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Osaka, Japan
- ICAO: RJBB
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 34.430000, 135.240000
- Elevation: 26 ft

### [Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqj-sanming-sanming-shaxian-airport/1ef266e0-2040-68ee-b6ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sanming, China
- ICAO: ZSSM
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 26.430000, 117.840000
- Elevation: 820 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:30 in Osaka, it's 14:30 in Sanming.

## Related

- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqj-sanming-sanming-shaxian-airport/1ef266e0-2040-68ee-b6ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)