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FXE to SWA: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
8,823 mi
14,200 km · 7,667 nm
17h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,823 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 46m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 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 FXE from SWA?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FXE) to Shantou (SWA) is 8,823 miles (14,200 km, 7,667 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FXE to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 46m 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 Fort Lauderdale and Shantou?
Shantou is 12 hours ahead of Fort Lauderdale.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FXE to SWA?
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