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PBF to SWA: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
8,033 mi
12,928 km · 6,980 nm
16h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,033 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, 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 PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 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 PBF from SWA?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Shantou (SWA) is 8,033 miles (12,928 km, 6,980 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 13m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PBF to SWA?
Nonstop service on PBF–SWA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 16h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pine Bluff and Shantou?
Shantou is 14 hours ahead of Pine Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBF to SWA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PBF–SWA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PBF to SWA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PBF–SWA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.