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SWU to UKB: distance & flight time
Suwon (Suwon Airport) → Kobe (Kobe Airport)
493 mi
794 km · 429 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
493 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m 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
- UKB — Kobe Airport · Kobe, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 UKB
- KIX · Kansai International Airport14 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport16 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base49 mi away
- TJH · Tajima Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWU from UKB?
The flight distance from Suwon (SWU) to Kobe (UKB) is 493 miles (794 km, 429 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWU to UKB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 SWU to UKB?
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