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LEE to SWA: distance & flight time
Leesburg (Leesburg International Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
8,619 mi
13,870 km · 7,489 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,619 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LEE — Leesburg International Airport · Leesburg, United States
- 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 LEE
- MCO · Orlando International Airport41 mi away
- TPA · Tampa International Airport73 mi away
- ORL · Orlando Executive Airport35 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport35 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 LEE from SWA?
The flight distance from Leesburg (LEE) to Shantou (SWA) is 8,619 miles (13,870 km, 7,489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEE to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 22m 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 LEE to SWA?
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