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UIP to SWS: distance & flight time
Quimper (Quimper-Cornouaille Airport) → Swansea (Swansea Airport)
251 mi
404 km · 218 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
251 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- UIP — Quimper-Cornouaille Airport · Quimper, France
- 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 UIP
- BES · Brest Bretagne Airport35 mi away
- LRT · Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport37 mi away
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base38 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport46 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 UIP from SWS?
The flight distance from Quimper (UIP) to Swansea (SWS) is 251 miles (404 km, 218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UIP to SWS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 UIP to SWS?
Nonstop service on UIP–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 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Quimper and Swansea?
Swansea is 1 hour behind Quimper.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UIP to SWS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on UIP–SWS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some UIP to SWS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain UIP–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.