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SWQ to LJG: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Lijiang (Lijiang Airport)
2,689 mi
4,327 km · 2,336 nm
5h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,689 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 44m 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
- LJG — Lijiang Airport · Lijiang, 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 LJG
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport67 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport71 mi away
- DIG · Diqing Airport85 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from LJG?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Lijiang (LJG) is 2,689 miles (4,327 km, 2,336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to LJG?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 44m 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 LJG?
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