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SWA to ALE: distance & flight time
Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport) → Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport)
7,856 mi
12,643 km · 6,827 nm
15h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,856 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 52m 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
- SWA — Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · Shantou, China
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SWA
- MXZ · Meixian Airport60 mi away
- XMN · Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport123 mi away
- HUZ · Huizhou Airport126 mi away
- KNH · Kinmen Airport132 mi away
Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWA from ALE?
The flight distance from Shantou (SWA) to Alpine (ALE) is 7,856 miles (12,643 km, 6,827 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWA to ALE?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 52m 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 SWA to ALE?
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