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SWQ to BMV: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Buonmethuot (Buon Ma Thuot Airport)
1,595 mi
2,567 km · 1,386 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,595 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SWQ — Sumbawa Besar Airport · Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- BMV — Buon Ma Thuot Airport · Buonmethuot, Vietnam
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SWQ
- LOP · Lombok International Airport80 mi away
- BMU · Muhammad Salahuddin Airport87 mi away
- AMI · Selaparang Airport90 mi away
- TMC · Tambolaka Airport140 mi away
Near BMV
- DLI · Lien Khuong Airport66 mi away
- NHA · Nha Trang Air Base78 mi away
- TBB · Dong Tac Airport86 mi away
- CXR · Cam Ranh Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from BMV?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Buonmethuot (BMV) is 1,595 miles (2,567 km, 1,386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to BMV?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 SWQ to BMV?
Nonstop service on SWQ–BMV 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 3h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sumbawa Island and Buonmethuot?
Buonmethuot is 1 hour behind Sumbawa Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to BMV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWQ–BMV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWQ to BMV fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWQ–BMV 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.