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SWQ to KET: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Kengtung (Kengtung Airport)
2,386 mi
3,839 km · 2,073 nm
5h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,386 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWQ — Sumbawa Besar Airport · Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
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 KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from KET?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Kengtung (KET) is 2,386 miles (3,839 km, 2,073 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to KET?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 9m 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 time difference between Sumbawa Island and Kengtung?
Kengtung is 1.5 hours behind Sumbawa Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to KET?
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