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LRE to SWQ: distance & flight time
Longreach (Longreach Airport) → Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport)
2,055 mi
3,308 km · 1,786 nm
4h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,055 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, 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 LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 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 LRE from SWQ?
The flight distance from Longreach (LRE) to Sumbawa Island (SWQ) is 2,055 miles (3,308 km, 1,786 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRE to SWQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 30m 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 time difference between Longreach and Sumbawa Island?
Sumbawa Island is 2 hours behind Longreach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LRE to SWQ?
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