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KTW to SWA: distance & flight time
Katowice (Katowice International Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
5,288 mi
8,510 km · 4,595 nm
10h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,288 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 50m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- KTW — Katowice International Airport · Katowice, Poland
- 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 KTW
- KRK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport41 mi away
- OSR · Ostrava Leos Janáček Airport69 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport87 mi away
- ILZ · Žilina Airport88 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 KTW from SWA?
The flight distance from Katowice (KTW) to Shantou (SWA) is 5,288 miles (8,510 km, 4,595 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KTW to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 50m 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 Katowice and Shantou?
Shantou is 6 hours ahead of Katowice.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KTW to SWA?
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