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IPH to SWA: distance & flight time
Ipoh (Sultan Azlan Shah Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
1,666 mi
2,681 km · 1,448 nm
3h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,666 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 44m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- IPH — Sultan Azlan Shah Airport · Ipoh, Malaysia
- 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 IPH
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport43 mi away
- PEN · Penang International Airport75 mi away
- BWH · Butterworth Airport79 mi away
- SZB · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport104 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 IPH from SWA?
The flight distance from Ipoh (IPH) to Shantou (SWA) is 1,666 miles (2,681 km, 1,448 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IPH to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 44m 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 IPH to SWA?
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