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YQS to SWA: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
7,719 mi
12,423 km · 6,708 nm
15h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,719 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 36m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from SWA?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Shantou (SWA) is 7,719 miles (12,423 km, 6,708 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 YQS to SWA?
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