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BCI to WSY: distance & flight time
Barcaldine (Barcaldine Airport) → Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport)
317 mi
510 km · 275 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
317 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BCI — Barcaldine Airport · Barcaldine, Australia
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BCI
- BKQ · Blackall Airport60 mi away
- LRE · Longreach Airport66 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport81 mi away
Near WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BCI from WSY?
The flight distance from Barcaldine (BCI) to Airlie Beach (WSY) is 317 miles (510 km, 275 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BCI to WSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 BCI to WSY?
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