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BFE to SWA: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
5,660 mi
9,109 km · 4,918 nm
11h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,660 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 34m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- 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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 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 BFE from SWA?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Shantou (SWA) is 5,660 miles (9,109 km, 4,918 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 34m 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 time difference between Bielefeld and Shantou?
Shantou is 6 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to SWA?
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