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HEI to SWA: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
5,576 mi
8,974 km · 4,845 nm
11h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,576 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 24m 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
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, 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 HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 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 HEI from SWA?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to Shantou (SWA) is 5,576 miles (8,974 km, 4,845 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 24m 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 Büsum and Shantou?
Shantou is 6 hours ahead of Büsum.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEI to SWA?
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