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Shantou Waisha Airport (SWA) currently has nonstop service to 22 destinations on 17 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Shanghai (PVG), served by 5 carriers, and the largest operator here is China Southern Airlines with nonstops to 11 destinations. 2 of its routes are international.
Route data as of September 25, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
This schedule snapshot includes nonstop flights from SWA to 22 destinations, including 2 international routes. The snapshot shows about 49 flights per day across those routes. The busiest options start with Shanghai (PVG), Shanghai (SHA), Haikou (HAK).
2 international routes in this schedule set
China 20 · Singapore 1 · Thailand 1
7-8/day on 5 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Boeing 737 · Comac ARJ21-700
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Shantou to Shanghai · CN
Shanghai · 606 mi · 6-7/day
Haikou · 471 mi · 4-5/day
Kunming · 890 mi · 4-5/day
Tianfu · 894 mi · 3-4/day
Chongqing · 761 mi · 3-4/day
Beijing · 1,111 mi · 3-4/day
Guiyang · 660 mi · 2-3/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Shantou Waisha Airport (SWA / ZGOW) is located in Shantou, China.
The IATA code is SWA. The ICAO code is ZGOW.
The busiest scheduled route from SWA in our current departure data is SWA to PVG (Shanghai), with 7-8/day across 5 airlines.
China Southern Airlines is the largest operator in our SWA schedule data, serving 11 destinations with 15-16/day.
This schedule snapshot includes 2 international routes and 20 domestic routes from SWA.
17 airlines operate at SWA. Top carriers include China Southern Airlines, Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai, Tianjin Airlines.
This schedule snapshot includes direct flights from SWA to 22 destinations including Shanghai, Shanghai, Haikou, Kunming, Tianfu.
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