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SDK to SMQ: distance & flight time
Sandakan (Sandakan Airport) → Sampit-Borneo Island (Sampit(Hasan) Airport)
678 mi
1,091 km · 589 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
678 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDK — Sandakan Airport · Sandakan, Malaysia
- SMQ — Sampit(Hasan) Airport · Sampit-Borneo Island, Indonesia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SDK
- TMG · Tomanggong Airport54 mi away
- LDU · Lahad Datu Airport63 mi away
- TWU · Tawau Airport109 mi away
- KUD · Kudat Airport110 mi away
Near SMQ
- PKY · Tjilik Riwut Airport69 mi away
- PKN · Iskandar Airport91 mi away
- BDJ · Syamsudin Noor Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDK from SMQ?
The flight distance from Sandakan (SDK) to Sampit-Borneo Island (SMQ) is 678 miles (1,091 km, 589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDK to SMQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 SDK to SMQ?
Nonstop service on SDK–SMQ 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 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sandakan and Sampit-Borneo Island?
Sampit-Borneo Island is 1 hour behind Sandakan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDK to SMQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDK–SMQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDK to SMQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDK–SMQ 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.