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LRE to SWA: distance & flight time
Longreach (Longreach Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
3,743 mi
6,024 km · 3,253 nm
7h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,743 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, 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 LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 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 LRE from SWA?
The flight distance from Longreach (LRE) to Shantou (SWA) is 3,743 miles (6,024 km, 3,253 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRE to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 48m 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 Longreach and Shantou?
Shantou is 2 hours behind Longreach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LRE to SWA?
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