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LGH to SWA: distance & flight time
Leigh Creek (Leigh Creek Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
4,014 mi
6,459 km · 3,488 nm
8h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,014 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGH — Leigh Creek Airport · Leigh Creek, Australia
- 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 LGH
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport93 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield103 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport110 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport138 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 LGH from SWA?
The flight distance from Leigh Creek (LGH) to Shantou (SWA) is 4,014 miles (6,459 km, 3,488 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGH to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 20m 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 Leigh Creek and Shantou?
Shantou is 1.5 hours behind Leigh Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGH to SWA?
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