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SWQ to CES: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Cessnock (Cessnock Airport)
2,740 mi
4,410 km · 2,381 nm
5h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,740 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 50m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWQ — Sumbawa Besar Airport · Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- CES — Cessnock Airport · Cessnock, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 CES
- MTL · Maitland Airport11 mi away
- BEO · Lake Macquarie Airport26 mi away
- NTL · Newcastle Airport29 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from CES?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Cessnock (CES) is 2,740 miles (4,410 km, 2,381 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to CES?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 50m 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 CES?
Nonstop service on SWQ–CES 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 5h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sumbawa Island and Cessnock?
Cessnock is 2 hours ahead of Sumbawa Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to CES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWQ–CES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWQ to CES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWQ–CES 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.