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PAJ to SWA: distance & flight time
Parachinar (Parachinar Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
2,877 mi
4,631 km · 2,500 nm
6h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,877 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 7m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAJ — Parachinar Airport · Parachinar, Pakistan
- 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 PAJ
- KHT · Khost Airport40 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport42 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base57 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport67 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 PAJ from SWA?
The flight distance from Parachinar (PAJ) to Shantou (SWA) is 2,877 miles (4,631 km, 2,500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAJ to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 7m 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 Parachinar and Shantou?
Shantou is 3 hours ahead of Parachinar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAJ to SWA?
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