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BWU to BHQ: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport)
567 mi
913 km · 493 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-0.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
567 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, 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 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
Near BHQ
- WIO · Wilcannia Airport117 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWU from BHQ?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Broken Hill (BHQ) is 567 miles (913 km, 493 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to BHQ?
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.
What is the time difference between Sydney and Broken Hill?
Broken Hill is 0.5 hours behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWU to BHQ?
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