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BHQ to MEA: distance & flight time
Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport) → Macaé (Macaé Airport)
8,676 mi
13,962 km · 7,539 nm
17h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12.5h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
8,676 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 29m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BHQ — Broken Hill Airport · Broken Hill, Australia
- MEA — Macaé Airport · Macaé, Brazil
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 MEA
- BZC · Umberto Modiano Airport32 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport45 mi away
- CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport54 mi away
- ITP · Itaperuna Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BHQ from MEA?
The flight distance from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Macaé (MEA) is 8,676 miles (13,962 km, 7,539 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHQ to MEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 29m 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 Macaé?
Macaé is 12.5 hours behind Broken Hill.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BHQ to MEA?
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