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GUT to SWA: distance & flight time
Guetersloh (Gütersloh Air Base) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
5,670 mi
9,126 km · 4,927 nm
11h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,670 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 35m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GUT — Gütersloh Air Base · Guetersloh, Germany
- 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 GUT
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport25 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport30 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport41 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 GUT from SWA?
The flight distance from Guetersloh (GUT) to Shantou (SWA) is 5,670 miles (9,126 km, 4,927 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUT to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 time difference between Guetersloh and Shantou?
Shantou is 6 hours ahead of Guetersloh.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUT to SWA?
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