# Distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 8,161 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,161 km / 5,071 mi / 4,406 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:21 in Sanming, it's 08:21 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 458 ft (WAW is lower than SQJ)

## Airports

### [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

### [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Warsaw, Poland
- ICAO: EPWA
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 52.170000, 20.970000
- Elevation: 362 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:21 in Sanming, it's 08:21 in Warsaw.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqj-sanming-sanming-shaxian-airport/1ef266e0-2040-68ee-b6ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)