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SLE to SWA: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
6,406 mi
10,309 km · 5,567 nm
13h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,406 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, 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 SLE
- CVO · Corvallis Municipal Airport32 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport44 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport51 mi away
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport53 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 SLE from SWA?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Shantou (SWA) is 6,406 miles (10,309 km, 5,567 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 2m 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 Salem and Shantou?
Shantou is 15 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to SWA?
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