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BWT to BWU: distance & flight time
Burnie (Wynyard Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
567 mi
913 km · 493 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
567 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BWT — Wynyard Airport · Burnie, Australia
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, 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 BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWT from BWU?
The flight distance from Burnie (BWT) to Sydney (BWU) is 567 miles (913 km, 493 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWT to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 BWU?
Nonstop service on BWT–BWU 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 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWT to BWU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BWT–BWU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BWT to BWU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BWT–BWU 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.