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KES to SWA: distance & flight time
Kelsey (Kelsey Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
6,607 mi
10,633 km · 5,741 nm
13h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,607 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- KES — Kelsey Airport · Kelsey, Canada
- 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 KES
- ZAC · York Landing Airport17 mi away
- ILF · Ilford Airport35 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport40 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport55 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 KES from SWA?
The flight distance from Kelsey (KES) to Shantou (SWA) is 6,607 miles (10,633 km, 5,741 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KES to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 25m 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 KES to SWA?
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