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SXE to PLM: distance & flight time
Sale (West Sale Airport) → Palembang (Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport)
3,607 mi
5,805 km · 3,134 nm
7h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,607 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SXE — West Sale Airport · Sale, Australia
- PLM — Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport · Palembang, Indonesia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SXE
- TGN · Latrobe Valley Airport28 mi away
- BSJ · Bairnsdale Airport36 mi away
- MHU · Mount Hotham Airport75 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport102 mi away
Near PLM
- PDO · Pendopo Airport63 mi away
- PGK · Pangkal Pinang (Depati Amir) Airport112 mi away
- DJB · Sultan Thaha Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SXE from PLM?
The flight distance from Sale (SXE) to Palembang (PLM) is 3,607 miles (5,805 km, 3,134 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXE to PLM?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 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 SXE to PLM?
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