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Direct flights from Sanming (SQJ) to Guangzhou (CAN): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 568 km, an estimated 1 hour 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sanming and Guangzhou. Updated 21 September 2026 at 14:48 UTC.
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CAN
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568 km · ~1h 14m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100
route health from live SQJ and CAN delay boards
Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−3 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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How the Sanming to Guangzhou route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SQJ to CAN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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SQJ to CAN questions
Is SQJ–CAN running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SQJ to CAN?
Great-circle distance is 568 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 70–79 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SQJ–CAN fly?
China Southern Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (mon, tue, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SQJ and arrival-side delay at CAN, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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