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SWA to ALN: distance & flight time
Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport) → Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport)
7,793 mi
12,542 km · 6,772 nm
15h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,793 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 45m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, 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 ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWA from ALN?
The flight distance from Shantou (SWA) to Alton/St Louis (ALN) is 7,793 miles (12,542 km, 6,772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWA to ALN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 45m 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 ALN?
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