Route Network

Shantou Jieyang Chaoshan Airport connects 57 destinations worldwide, with Wuhan standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Kuala Lumpur, and the shortest flight is to Guangzhou.

Wuhan (WUH) Air China · China Eastern Airlines · China Southern Airlines · Spring Airlines 4 airlines

2 hr 15 mins

519 mi · 836 km

per day

Beijing (PKX) Air China · China Eastern Airlines · China Southern Airlines · China United Airlines · Spring Airlines 5 airlines

3 hr 20 mins

1,103 mi · 1,774 km

per day

Chengdu (TFU) Air China · Chengdu Airlines · China Southern Airlines · Okay Airways · Sichuan Airlines · Spring Airlines · China United Airlines 7 airlines

3 hr 5 mins

877 mi · 1,411 km

per day

Hangzhou (HGH) Air China · China Eastern Airlines · China Southern Airlines · Hainan Airlines · Okay Airways · Spring Airlines 6 airlines

2 hr 0 mins

521 mi · 838 km

per day

Haikou (HAK) Beijing Capital Airlines · China Southern Airlines · Hainan Airlines · Spring Airlines · Tianjin Airlines 5 airlines

2 hr 15 mins

461 mi · 742 km

per day

Changsha (CSX) China Eastern Airlines · China Southern Airlines · Okay Airways · Spring Airlines 4 airlines

2 hr 0 mins

380 mi · 611 km

per day

Kunming (KMG) China Eastern Airlines · China Southern Airlines · Lucky Air · Shanghai Airlines 4 airlines

3 hr 5 mins

861 mi · 1,385 km

per day

Zhengzhou (CGO) China Southern Airlines · West Air (China) 2 airlines

2 hr 45 mins

775 mi · 1,247 km

per day

Nanjing (NKG) China Southern Airlines · Shenzhen Airlines · Spring Airlines 3 airlines

2 hr 15 mins

584 mi · 940 km

per day

Hefei (HFE) Beijing Capital Airlines · China Eastern Airlines · Spring Airlines 3 airlines

2 hr 15 mins

571 mi · 918 km

per day

Shanghai (PVG) China Southern Airlines · Shanghai Airlines · Juneyao Airlines 3 airlines

2 hr 15 mins

617 mi · 993 km

per day

Shanghai (SHA) China Eastern Airlines · Spring Airlines 2 airlines

2 hr 10 mins

606 mi · 975 km

per day

Chongqing (CKG) China Southern Airlines · Sichuan Airlines · West Air (China) 3 airlines

2 hr 50 mins

743 mi · 1,195 km

per day

Guiyang (KWE) China Southern Airlines · Tianjin Airlines 2 airlines

2 hr 40 mins

641 mi · 1,032 km

per day

Guangzhou (CAN) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

1 hr 40 mins

203 mi · 327 km

per day

Xianyang (XIY) China Eastern Airlines · Hainan Airlines · Spring Airlines 3 airlines

3 hr 0 mins

886 mi · 1,426 km

per day

Yiwu (YIW) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

1 hr 55 mins

456 mi · 734 km

per day

Nanning (NNG) Beijing Capital Airlines · China Southern Airlines · China Eastern Airlines 3 airlines

2 hr 25 mins

533 mi · 859 km

per day

Ningbo (NGB) China Eastern Airlines · China Southern Airlines · Spring Airlines 3 airlines

2 hr 0 mins

531 mi · 854 km

per day

Zhoushan (HSN) China Southern Airlines · Shanghai Airlines 2 airlines

2 hr 5 mins

570 mi · 917 km

per day

Qingdao (TAO) China Eastern Airlines · China Southern Airlines 2 airlines

2 hr 55 mins

911 mi · 1,465 km

per day

Zhanjiang (ZHA) China Eastern Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → ZHA

per day

Changzhou (CZX) China Southern Airlines · Spring Airlines · China Eastern Airlines 3 airlines

2 hr 15 mins

612 mi · 985 km

per day

Bangkok (BKK) China Southern Airlines · Spring Airlines 2 airlines

3 hr 50 mins

1,235 mi · 1,988 km

per day

Xuzhou (XUZ) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → XUZ

per day

Tianjin (TSN) Tianjin Airlines · Okay Airways 2 airlines

3 hr 15 mins

1,077 mi · 1,733 km

per day

Jinan (TNA) China Eastern Airlines · China Southern Airlines 2 airlines

3 hr 0 mins

920 mi · 1,481 km

per day

Taiyuan (TYN) China Eastern Airlines · Hainan Airlines 2 airlines

3 hr 10 mins

1,007 mi · 1,621 km

per day

Changchun (CGQ) Spring Airlines 1 airline

4 hr 0 mins

1,505 mi · 2,423 km

per day

Guilin City (KWL) China Eastern Airlines 1 airline

2 hr 10 mins

423 mi · 680 km

per day

Huangyan (HYN) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → HYN

per day

Lanzhou (LHW) China Eastern Airlines 1 airline

3 hr 40 mins

1,179 mi · 1,898 km

per day

Nantong (NTG) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → NTG

per day

Nanyang (NNY) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → NNY

per day

Shijiazhuang (SJW) Spring Airlines 1 airline

3 hr 10 mins

1,023 mi · 1,647 km

per day

Yichang (YIH) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

2 hr 25 mins

574 mi · 924 km

per day

Wenzhou (WNZ) China Eastern Airlines 1 airline

1 hr 45 mins

405 mi · 652 km

per week

Wuxi (WUX) China Eastern Airlines 1 airline

2 hr 15 mins

599 mi · 964 km

per week

Dayong (DYG) China Express Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → DYG

per week

Dazhou (DZH) Chengdu Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → DZH

per week

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) AirAsia 1 airline

4 hr 45 mins

1,745 mi · 2,808 km

per week

Linyi (LYI) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → LYI

per week

Lishui (LIJ) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → LIJ

per week

Luxi (LUM) Ruili Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → LUM

per week

Yancheng (YNZ) China Southern Airlines 1 airline

2 hr 30 mins

718 mi · 1,156 km

per week

Huai'an (HIA) China Eastern Airlines · Hainan Airlines · Spring Airlines 3 airlines

—

SWA → HIA

per week

Luzhou (LZO) Tibet Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → LZO

per week

Shangrao (SQD) China Express Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → SQD

per week

Hengyang (HNY) GX Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → HNY

per week

Shiyan (WDS) Tianjin Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → WDS

per week

Singapore (SIN) Scoot 1 airline

4 hr 40 mins

1,748 mi · 2,813 km

per week

Dalian (DLC) Spring Airlines · China Southern Airlines 2 airlines

—

SWA → DLC

per week

Lijiang (LJG) Beijing Capital Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → LJG

per week

Nanchong (NAO) Tibet Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → NAO

per week

Shenyang (SHE) Spring Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → SHE

per week

Yinchuan (INC) Spring Airlines 1 airline

—

SWA → INC

per week

Vientiane (VTE) Lao Airlines 1 airline

3 hr 20 mins

978 mi · 1,575 km

per week

Route and destination data updated July 18, 2026.

Shantou Jieyang Chaoshan Airport is served by 23 airlines, with China Southern Airlines in the lead at 26% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 61% of routes. eight carriers operate only one route each. A total of five airlines operate international routes, compared with 20 airlines serving domestic routes. AirAsia is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Kuala Lumpur with a flight time of 4 hrs 45 mins.

China Southern Airlines (30 routes)

China Eastern Airlines (20 routes)

Spring Airlines (20 routes)

Hainan Airlines (5 routes)

Air China (4 routes)

Okay Airways (4 routes)

Beijing Capital Airlines (4 routes)

Tianjin Airlines (4 routes)

Shanghai Airlines (3 routes)

China United Airlines (2 routes)

Chengdu Airlines (2 routes)

Sichuan Airlines (2 routes)

West Air (China) (2 routes)

China Express Airlines (2 routes)

Tibet Airlines (2 routes)

Lucky Air (1 routes)

Shenzhen Airlines (1 routes)

Juneyao Airlines (1 routes)

AirAsia (1 routes)

Ruili Airlines (1 routes)

GX Airlines (1 routes)

Scoot (1 routes)

Lao Airlines (1 routes)

Shantou Jieyang Chaoshan Airport provides direct service to five countries across one continent. The route network is 93% domestic and 7% international. Thailand is the primary international destination.

China - 119/day

Thailand - 2/day

Malaysia - 1/day

Singapore - 0/day

Lao People's Democratic Republic - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays

Global Delays

Delay data is not available yet for this airport.

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#248 (122 flights/day)

Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World

Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#366 (58 destinations)

Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface
	9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m	148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m	Unknown
	9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m	148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m	Unknown

Runway Length

56 aircraft cannot operate at Shantou Jieyang Chaoshan Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 9,186 ft (2,800 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft	Takeoff	Landing
Boeing BBJ 787-800	9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m	4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m	4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m	4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter	9,199 ft 2,804 m 9,199 ft · 2,804 m	7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400	9,236 ft 2,815 m 9,236 ft · 2,815 m	6,250 ft 1,905 m 6,250 ft · 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP	9,252 ft 2,820 m 9,252 ft · 2,820 m	5,249 ft 1,600 m 5,249 ft · 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter	9,285 ft 2,830 m 9,285 ft · 2,830 m	5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1	9,350 ft 2,850 m 9,350 ft · 2,850 m	5,364 ft 1,635 m 5,364 ft · 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2	9,350 ft 2,850 m 9,350 ft · 2,850 m	5,364 ft 1,635 m 5,364 ft · 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400	9,501 ft 2,896 m 9,501 ft · 2,896 m	7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200	9,514 ft 2,900 m 9,514 ft · 2,900 m	6,201 ft 1,890 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900	9,678 ft 2,950 m 9,678 ft · 2,950 m	6,594 ft 2,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR	9,744 ft 2,970 m 9,744 ft · 2,970 m	5,610 ft 1,710 m 5,610 ft · 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	2,953 ft 900 m 2,953 ft · 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F	9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo	9,875 ft 3,010 m 9,875 ft · 3,010 m	6,594 ft 2,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1	9,902 ft 3,018 m 9,902 ft · 3,018 m	7,546 ft 2,300 m 7,546 ft · 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy	10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m	6,998 ft 2,133 m 6,998 ft · 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8	10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m	6,499 ft 1,981 m 6,499 ft · 1,981 m
Boeing 707	10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m	6,201 ft 1,890 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73	10,007 ft 3,050 m 10,007 ft · 3,050 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72	10,007 ft 3,050 m 10,007 ft · 3,050 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet	10,256 ft 3,126 m 10,256 ft · 3,126 m	8,999 ft 2,743 m 8,999 ft · 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	10,299 ft 3,139 m 10,299 ft · 3,139 m	6,949 ft 2,118 m 6,949 ft · 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600	10,302 ft 3,140 m 10,302 ft · 3,140 m	6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9	10,397 ft 3,169 m 10,397 ft · 3,169 m	5,699 ft 1,737 m 5,699 ft · 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One	10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m	7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8	10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m	8,793 ft 2,680 m 8,793 ft · 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500	10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m	6,299 ft 1,920 m 6,299 ft · 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200	10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m	6,234 ft 1,900 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300	10,597 ft 3,230 m 10,597 ft · 3,230 m	5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100	10,650 ft 3,246 m 10,650 ft · 3,246 m	6,168 ft 1,880 m 6,168 ft · 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ	10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m	7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter	10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m	7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300	10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m	6,919 ft 2,109 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F	10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m	6,890 ft 2,100 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER	10,892 ft 3,320 m 10,892 ft · 3,320 m	7,136 ft 2,175 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde	11,250 ft 3,429 m 11,250 ft · 3,429 m	7,218 ft 2,200 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya	11,483 ft 3,500 m 11,483 ft · 3,500 m	10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71	11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m	5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m

Operational Context

Shantou Jieyang Chaoshan (IATA: SWA) operates around 122 flights per day to 58 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 53 domestic and 4 international routes, with China Southern Airlines as the leading carrier and Wuhan currently the busiest connection. From SWA, passengers can reach 5 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,800 m (9,186 ft).

Shantou Airport (SWA) (China)

Route Network

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