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SWU to SYO: distance & flight time
Suwon (Suwon Airport) → Shonai (Shonai Airport)
703 mi
1,132 km · 611 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
703 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SWU — Suwon Airport · Suwon, South Korea
- SYO — Shonai Airport · Shonai, Japan
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 SWU
- ICN · Incheon International Airport34 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base10 mi away
- SSN · Seoul Air Base (K-16)15 mi away
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport25 mi away
Near SYO
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport42 mi away
- AXT · Akita Airport60 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport69 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWU from SYO?
The flight distance from Suwon (SWU) to Shonai (SYO) is 703 miles (1,132 km, 611 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWU to SYO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 SWU to SYO?
Nonstop service on SWU–SYO 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 2h nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWU to SYO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWU–SYO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWU to SYO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWU–SYO 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.