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IOA to SWA: distance & flight time
Ioannina (Ioannina Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
5,480 mi
8,819 km · 4,762 nm
11h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,480 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 13m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOA — Ioannina Airport · Ioannina, Greece
- 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 IOA
- CFU · Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport49 mi away
- PVK · Aktion National Airport53 mi away
- KSO · Kastoria National Airport57 mi away
- KZI · Filippos Airport68 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 IOA from SWA?
The flight distance from Ioannina (IOA) to Shantou (SWA) is 5,480 miles (8,819 km, 4,762 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOA to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 13m 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 Ioannina and Shantou?
Shantou is 5 hours ahead of Ioannina.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOA to SWA?
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