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SPA to PEN: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
9,655 mi
15,538 km · 8,390 nm
19h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,655 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 24m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, United States
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 mi away
Near PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPA from PEN?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Penang (PEN) is 9,655 miles (15,538 km, 8,390 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 24m 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 SPA to PEN?
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