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BLT to LRE: distance & flight time
Blackwater (Blackwater Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
287 mi
462 km · 249 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
287 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BLT — Blackwater Airport · Blackwater, 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 BLT
- EMD · Emerald Airport40 mi away
- DYA · Dysart Airport73 mi away
- CMQ · Clermont Airport95 mi away
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport107 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 BLT from LRE?
The flight distance from Blackwater (BLT) to Longreach (LRE) is 287 miles (462 km, 249 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLT to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 BLT to LRE?
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