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SWQ to PCQ: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Phongsaly (Boun Neau Airport)
2,333 mi
3,754 km · 2,027 nm
5h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,333 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 2m 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
- PCQ — Boun Neau Airport · Phongsaly, Laos
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 PCQ
- LXG · Luang Namtha Airport57 mi away
- ODY · Oudomsay Airport67 mi away
- DIN · Dien Bien Phu Airport73 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from PCQ?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Phongsaly (PCQ) is 2,333 miles (3,754 km, 2,027 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to PCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 2m 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 PCQ?
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