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QPG to SWA: distance & flight time
Paya Lebar (Paya Lebar Air Base) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
1,750 mi
2,816 km · 1,521 nm
3h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,750 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- QPG — Paya Lebar Air Base · Paya Lebar, Singapore
- 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 QPG
- SIN · Singapore Changi Airport6 mi away
- XSP · Seletar Airport5 mi away
- TGA · Tengah Air Base14 mi away
- BTH · Hang Nadim International Airport22 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 QPG from SWA?
The flight distance from Paya Lebar (QPG) to Shantou (SWA) is 1,750 miles (2,816 km, 1,521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QPG to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 54m 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 cheapest way to fly from QPG to SWA?
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