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SWQ to OAA: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
4,312 mi
6,939 km · 3,747 nm
8h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,312 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 55m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWQ — Sumbawa Besar Airport · Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- OAA — Shank Air Base · Shank, Afghanistan
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 OAA
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport45 mi away
- GZI · Ghazni Airport47 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport57 mi away
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from OAA?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Shank (OAA) is 4,312 miles (6,939 km, 3,747 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 55m 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 Shank?
Shank is 3.5 hours behind Sumbawa Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to OAA?
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