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GUF to SWA: distance & flight time
Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
8,386 mi
13,496 km · 7,287 nm
16h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,386 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 55m 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, 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 GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 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 GUF from SWA?
The flight distance from Gulf Shores (GUF) to Shantou (SWA) is 8,386 miles (13,496 km, 7,287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUF to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 55m 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 Gulf Shores and Shantou?
Shantou is 13 hours ahead of Gulf Shores.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUF to SWA?
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