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YBA to SWA: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
6,384 mi
10,274 km · 5,547 nm
12h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,384 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 59m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, 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 YBA
- YYC · Calgary International Airport66 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport89 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport98 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport111 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 YBA from SWA?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Shantou (SWA) is 6,384 miles (10,274 km, 5,547 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 59m 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 YBA to SWA?
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