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SFT to SHP: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan Airport)
4,003 mi
6,441 km · 3,478 nm
8h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,003 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- SHP — Shanhaiguan Airport · Qinhuangdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 mi away
Near SHP
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport41 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base66 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport105 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from SHP?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Qinhuangdao (SHP) is 4,003 miles (6,441 km, 3,478 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to SHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 19m 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 Skelleftea and Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao is 6 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to SHP?
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