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BWT to BHQ: distance & flight time
Burnie (Wynyard Airport) → Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport)
665 mi
1,070 km · 578 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-0.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
665 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m 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 set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWT — Wynyard Airport · Burnie, Australia
- BHQ — Broken Hill Airport · Broken Hill, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWT
- SIO · Smithton Airport36 mi away
- DPO · Devonport Airport38 mi away
- SRN · Strahan Airport83 mi away
- LST · Launceston Airport86 mi away
Near BHQ
- WIO · Wilcannia Airport117 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWT from BHQ?
The flight distance from Burnie (BWT) to Broken Hill (BHQ) is 665 miles (1,070 km, 578 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWT to BHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m 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 BWT to BHQ?
Nonstop service on BWT–BHQ 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 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Burnie and Broken Hill?
Broken Hill is 0.5 hours behind Burnie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWT to BHQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BWT–BHQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BWT to BHQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BWT–BHQ 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.