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GBD to SWA: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
7,585 mi
12,207 km · 6,591 nm
15h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,585 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 20m 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
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 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 GBD from SWA?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Shantou (SWA) is 7,585 miles (12,207 km, 6,591 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 20m 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 Great Bend and Shantou?
Shantou is 13 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to SWA?
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