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VEL to SWA: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
7,118 mi
11,456 km · 6,186 nm
14h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,118 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, 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 VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 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 VEL from SWA?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Shantou (SWA) is 7,118 miles (11,456 km, 6,186 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 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 time difference between Vernal and Shantou?
Shantou is 14 hours ahead of Vernal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to SWA?
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