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BWF to GWY: distance & flight time
Barrow Island (Barrow Walney Island Airport) → Galway (Galway Airport)
239 mi
384 km · 208 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
239 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m 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
- BWF — Barrow Walney Island Airport · Barrow Island, United Kingdom
- GWY — Galway Airport · Galway, Ireland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWF
- BLK · Blackpool International Airport27 mi away
- WRT · Warton Airport31 mi away
- IOM · Isle of Man Airport55 mi away
- LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport58 mi away
Near GWY
- NNR · Connemara Regional Airport22 mi away
- INQ · Inisheer Aerodrome29 mi away
- IIA · Inishmaan Aerodrome30 mi away
- IOR · Inishmore Aerodrome32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWF from GWY?
The flight distance from Barrow Island (BWF) to Galway (GWY) is 239 miles (384 km, 208 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWF to GWY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 BWF to GWY?
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