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LIW to URT: distance & flight time
Loikaw (Loikaw Airport) → Surat Thani (Surat Thani Airport)
741 mi
1,192 km · 644 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
741 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LIW — Loikaw Airport · Loikaw, Burma
- URT — Surat Thani Airport · Surat Thani, Thailand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LIW
- HGN · Mae Hong Son Airport56 mi away
- NYT · Naypyidaw Airport66 mi away
- HEH · Heho Airport78 mi away
- PYY · Mae Hong Son Airport83 mi away
Near URT
- UNN · Ranong Airport58 mi away
- USM · Samui Airport69 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport69 mi away
- KBV · Krabi Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LIW from URT?
The flight distance from Loikaw (LIW) to Surat Thani (URT) is 741 miles (1,192 km, 644 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIW to URT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 LIW to URT?
Nonstop service on LIW–URT 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 2h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Loikaw and Surat Thani?
Surat Thani is 0.5 hours ahead of Loikaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIW to URT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LIW–URT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LIW to URT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LIW–URT 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.