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YAC to SWA: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
6,960 mi
11,200 km · 6,048 nm
14h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,960 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from SWA?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Shantou (SWA) is 6,960 miles (11,200 km, 6,048 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 7m 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 Cat Lake and Shantou?
Shantou is 13 hours ahead of Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to SWA?
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