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DGT to BKI: distance & flight time
Dumaguete (Sibulan Airport) → Kota Kinabalu (Kota Kinabalu International Airport)
549 mi
884 km · 477 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
549 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DGT — Sibulan Airport · Dumaguete, Philippines
- BKI — Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near DGT
- TAG · Tagbilaran Airport44 mi away
- DPL · Dipolog Airport51 mi away
- CEB · Mactan Cebu International Airport82 mi away
- OZC · Labo Airport88 mi away
Near BKI
- LBU · Labuan Airport70 mi away
- LWY · Lawas Airport87 mi away
- KUD · Kudat Airport87 mi away
- BWN · Brunei International Airport103 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DGT from BKI?
The flight distance from Dumaguete (DGT) to Kota Kinabalu (BKI) is 549 miles (884 km, 477 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DGT to BKI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DGT to BKI?
Nonstop service on DGT–BKI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DGT to BKI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DGT–BKI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DGT to BKI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DGT–BKI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.