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SWQ to TPJ: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Taplejung (Taplejung Airport)
3,176 mi
5,111 km · 2,760 nm
6h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,176 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWQ — Sumbawa Besar Airport · Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from TPJ?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Taplejung (TPJ) is 3,176 miles (5,111 km, 2,760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to TPJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 42m 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 Taplejung?
Taplejung is 2.2 hours behind Sumbawa Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to TPJ?
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