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GDC to SWA: distance & flight time
Greenville (Donaldson Field Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
8,222 mi
13,232 km · 7,145 nm
16h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,222 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 35m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GDC — Donaldson Field Airport · Greenville, 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 GDC
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 GDC from SWA?
The flight distance from Greenville (GDC) to Shantou (SWA) is 8,222 miles (13,232 km, 7,145 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GDC to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 35m 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 GDC to SWA?
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