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MSP to SWA: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
7,351 mi
11,830 km · 6,387 nm
14h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,351 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 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 MSP from SWA?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Shantou (SWA) is 7,351 miles (11,830 km, 6,387 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 53m 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 Minneapolis and Shantou?
Shantou is 13 hours ahead of Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to SWA?
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