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BOI to SWA: distance & flight time
Boise (Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
6,722 mi
10,818 km · 5,841 nm
13h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,722 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BOI — Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · Boise, 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 BOI
- MUO · Mountain Home Air Force Base40 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport50 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport92 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport97 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 BOI from SWA?
The flight distance from Boise (BOI) to Shantou (SWA) is 6,722 miles (10,818 km, 5,841 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOI to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 39m 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 Boise and Shantou?
Shantou is 14 hours ahead of Boise.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BOI to SWA?
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