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SWQ to RUG: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
2,823 mi
4,543 km · 2,453 nm
6h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
2,823 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h gate to gate, flying north. 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
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from RUG?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Rugao (RUG) is 2,823 miles (4,543 km, 2,453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 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 RUG?
Nonstop service on SWQ–RUG 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 6h nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to RUG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWQ–RUG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWQ to RUG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWQ–RUG 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.