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KIY to SWA: distance & flight time
Kilwa Masoko (Kilwa Masoko Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
5,655 mi
9,100 km · 4,914 nm
11h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,655 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 33m 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
- KIY — Kilwa Masoko Airport · Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania
- 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 KIY
- LDI · Lindi Airport67 mi away
- MFA · Mafia Island Airport70 mi away
- MYW · Mtwara Airport109 mi away
- DAR · Julius Nyerere International Airport142 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 KIY from SWA?
The flight distance from Kilwa Masoko (KIY) to Shantou (SWA) is 5,655 miles (9,100 km, 4,914 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KIY to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 33m 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 KIY to SWA?
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