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SWQ to WYA: distance & flight time
Sumbawa Island (Sumbawa Besar Airport) → Whyalla (Whyalla Airport)
2,128 mi
3,425 km · 1,849 nm
4h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,128 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 38m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWQ — Sumbawa Besar Airport · Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- WYA — Whyalla Airport · Whyalla, Australia
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 WYA
- PPI · Port Pirie Airport30 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport40 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport74 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield138 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWQ from WYA?
The flight distance from Sumbawa Island (SWQ) to Whyalla (WYA) is 2,128 miles (3,425 km, 1,849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWQ to WYA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 38m 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 WYA?
Nonstop service on SWQ–WYA 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 4h 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sumbawa Island and Whyalla?
Whyalla is 1.5 hours ahead of Sumbawa Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWQ to WYA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWQ–WYA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWQ to WYA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWQ–WYA 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.