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SWQ to DCY: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport)
2,857 mi
4,597 km · 2,482 nm
6h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,857 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SWQ — Sumbawa Besar Airport · Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- DCY — Daocheng Yading Airport · Daocheng, China
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 DCY
- DIG · Diqing Airport108 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport116 mi away
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport130 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from DCY?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Daocheng (DCY) is 2,857 miles (4,597 km, 2,482 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to DCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 4m 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 SWQ to DCY?
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