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YCQ to SWA: distance & flight time
Chetwynd (Chetwynd Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
5,992 mi
9,643 km · 5,207 nm
12h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,992 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 13m 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
- YCQ — Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd, 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 YCQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport51 mi away
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport113 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport131 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 YCQ from SWA?
The flight distance from Chetwynd (YCQ) to Shantou (SWA) is 5,992 miles (9,643 km, 5,207 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCQ to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 13m 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 YCQ to SWA?
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