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FRB to SWQ: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport)
2,595 mi
4,176 km · 2,255 nm
5h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,595 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 33m 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- SWQ — Sumbawa Besar Airport · Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Near SWQ
- LOP · Lombok International Airport80 mi away
- BMU · Muhammad Salahuddin Airport87 mi away
- AMI · Selaparang Airport90 mi away
- TMC · Tambolaka Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRB from SWQ?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Sumbawa Island (SWQ) is 2,595 miles (4,176 km, 2,255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to SWQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 33m 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 FRB to SWQ?
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