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SWQ to LSH: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Lashio (Lashio Airport)
2,548 mi
4,101 km · 2,214 nm
5h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,548 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 28m 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
- LSH — Lashio Airport · Lashio, 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 LSH
- NMT · Namtu Airport25 mi away
- MOE · Momeik Airport71 mi away
- BMO · Banmaw Airport95 mi away
- CWJ · Cangyuan Washan Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from LSH?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Lashio (LSH) is 2,548 miles (4,101 km, 2,214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to LSH?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 28m 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 LSH?
Nonstop service on SWQ–LSH 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 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sumbawa Island and Lashio?
Lashio is 1.5 hours behind Sumbawa Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to LSH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWQ–LSH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWQ to LSH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWQ–LSH 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.