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BBC to SWA: distance & flight time
Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
8,218 mi
13,225 km · 7,141 nm
16h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,218 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 35m 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
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, United States
- SWA — Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · Shantou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BBC
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport26 mi away
- PSX · Palacios Municipal Airport29 mi away
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport77 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport47 mi away
Near SWA
- MXZ · Meixian Airport60 mi away
- XMN · Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport123 mi away
- HUZ · Huizhou Airport126 mi away
- KNH · Kinmen Airport132 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBC from SWA?
The flight distance from Bay City (BBC) to Shantou (SWA) is 8,218 miles (13,225 km, 7,141 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBC to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 35m 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 BBC to SWA?
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