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CYI to SWA: distance & flight time
Chiayi (Chiayi Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
247 mi
397 km · 214 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
247 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- CYI — Chiayi Airport · Chiayi, Taiwan
- 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 CYI
- TNN · Tainan Airport37 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport49 mi away
- PIF · Pingtung North Airport53 mi away
- TXG · Taichung Airport53 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 CYI from SWA?
The flight distance from Chiayi (CYI) to Shantou (SWA) is 247 miles (397 km, 214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CYI to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 CYI to SWA?
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