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RCM to SWA: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
3,544 mi
5,703 km · 3,079 nm
7h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,544 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- 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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from SWA?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Shantou (SWA) is 3,544 miles (5,703 km, 3,079 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 25m 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 RCM to SWA?
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