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SYY to SWS: distance & flight time
Stornoway (Stornoway Airport) → Swansea (Swansea Airport)
465 mi
749 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
465 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SYY — Stornoway Airport · Stornoway, United Kingdom
- SWS — Swansea Airport · Swansea, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SYY
- BEB · Benbecula Airport63 mi away
- BRR · Barra Airport92 mi away
- INV · Inverness Airport96 mi away
- FSS · RAF Kinloss109 mi away
Near SWS
- CWL · Cardiff International Airport34 mi away
- HAW · Haverfordwest Airport41 mi away
- BRS · Bristol Airport60 mi away
- FZO · Bristol Filton Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SYY from SWS?
The flight distance from Stornoway (SYY) to Swansea (SWS) is 465 miles (749 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SYY to SWS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 SYY to SWS?
Nonstop service on SYY–SWS 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 1h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SYY to SWS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SYY–SWS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SYY to SWS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SYY–SWS 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.