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BFM to SWA: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
8,355 mi
13,446 km · 7,260 nm
16h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,355 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, 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 BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 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 BFM from SWA?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Shantou (SWA) is 8,355 miles (13,446 km, 7,260 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 51m 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 Mobile and Shantou?
Shantou is 13 hours ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to SWA?
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