AirportsSanming Shaxian Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sanming (Sha), in Fujian Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SQJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SQJ
- ICAO code
- ZSSM
- City
- Sanming (Sha)
- State or region
- Fujian Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.4263° N, 117.8336° E
- Elevation
- 253 m (830 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SQJ means Sanming Shaxian Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZSSM. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.4263° N, 117.8336° E. It stands 253 metres (830 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sanming Shaxian Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 169.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | not listed | not listed | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Liancheng Guanzhishan AirportLongyan (Liancheng) | LCX | 137 km |
| Nanping Wuyishan AirportWuyishan | WUS | 143 km |
| Fuzhou Changle International AirportFuzhou (Changle) | FOC | 192 km |
| Quanzhou Jinjiang International AirportQuanzhou | JJN | 196 km |
| Xiamen Gaoqi International AirportXiamen | XMN | 211 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,006 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,659 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,188 km | 7 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,473 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,462 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,059 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,157 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,318 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,579 km | 9 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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