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BWU to GKL: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport)
742 mi
1,194 km · 645 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
742 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
- GKL — Great Keppel Is Airport · Great Keppel Island, 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 GKL
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport33 mi away
- GLT · Gladstone Airport51 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport93 mi away
- TDR · Theodore Airport136 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWU from GKL?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Great Keppel Island (GKL) is 742 miles (1,194 km, 645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to GKL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 BWU to GKL?
Nonstop service on BWU–GKL 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 2h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sydney and Great Keppel Island?
Great Keppel Island is 1 hour behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWU to GKL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BWU–GKL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BWU to GKL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BWU–GKL 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.