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SWQ to DLU: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Dali (Dali Airport)
2,624 mi
4,222 km · 2,280 nm
5h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,624 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 37m 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
- DLU — Dali Airport · Dali, China
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 DLU
- LJG · Lijiang Airport71 mi away
- BSD · Baoshan Yunduan Airport83 mi away
- YUA · Yuanmou Air Base98 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from DLU?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Dali (DLU) is 2,624 miles (4,222 km, 2,280 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to DLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 37m 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 DLU?
Nonstop service on SWQ–DLU 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 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to DLU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWQ–DLU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWQ to DLU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWQ–DLU 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.