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WUH to SWA: distance & flight time
Wuhan (Wuhan Tianhe International Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
519 mi
836 km · 451 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
519 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- WUH — Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · Wuhan, China
- 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 WUH
- JIU · Jiujiang Lushan Airport131 mi away
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport147 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 WUH from SWA?
The flight distance from Wuhan (WUH) to Shantou (SWA) is 519 miles (836 km, 451 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WUH to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 WUH to SWA?
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