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BUC to HID: distance & flight time
Burketown (Burketown Airport) → Horn Island (Horn Island Airport)
528 mi
850 km · 459 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
528 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- BUC — Burketown Airport · Burketown, Australia
- HID — Horn Island Airport · Horn Island, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUC
- DMD · Doomadgee Airport49 mi away
- ONG · Mornington Island Airport79 mi away
- KRB · Karumba Airport88 mi away
- NTN · Normanton Airport101 mi away
Near HID
- KUG · Kubin Airport25 mi away
- ABM · Northern Peninsula Airport28 mi away
- BDD · Badu Island Airport31 mi away
- UBB · Mabuiag Island Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUC from HID?
The flight distance from Burketown (BUC) to Horn Island (HID) is 528 miles (850 km, 459 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUC to HID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 BUC to HID?
Nonstop service on BUC–HID 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 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUC to HID?
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Why are some BUC to HID fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BUC–HID 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.