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BHQ to LRE: distance & flight time
Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
616 mi
992 km · 536 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
616 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BHQ — Broken Hill Airport · Broken Hill, Australia
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BHQ
- WIO · Wilcannia Airport117 mi away
Near LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BHQ from LRE?
The flight distance from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Longreach (LRE) is 616 miles (992 km, 536 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHQ to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 time difference between Broken Hill and Longreach?
Longreach is 0.5 hours ahead of Broken Hill.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BHQ to LRE?
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