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SWQ to GLU: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
3,039 mi
4,890 km · 2,640 nm
6h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 25m 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
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
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 GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from GLU?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Gelephu (GLU) is 3,039 miles (4,890 km, 2,640 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 25m 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 GLU?
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