Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MAQ to SWA: distance & flight time
Tak (Mae Sot Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
1,256 mi
2,022 km · 1,092 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
See live MAQ→SWA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,256 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MAQ — Mae Sot Airport · Tak, Thailand
- SWA — Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · Shantou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MAQ
- TKT · Tak Airport49 mi away
- PAA · Hpa-N Airport59 mi away
- MNU · Mawlamyine Airport61 mi away
- THS · Sukhothai Airport92 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 MAQ from SWA?
The flight distance from Tak (MAQ) to Shantou (SWA) is 1,256 miles (2,022 km, 1,092 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAQ to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 Tak and Shantou?
Shantou is 1 hour ahead of Tak.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MAQ to SWA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MAQ–SWA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.