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LID to SWA: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
5,805 mi
9,343 km · 5,045 nm
11h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,805 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 51m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
- 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 LID
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol18 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport14 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base36 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base47 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 LID from SWA?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Shantou (SWA) is 5,805 miles (9,343 km, 5,045 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 51m 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 Valkenburg and Shantou?
Shantou is 6 hours ahead of Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to SWA?
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