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BWU to YPY: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport)
8,459 mi
13,614 km · 7,351 nm
17h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,459 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, Canada
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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWU from YPY?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY) is 8,459 miles (13,614 km, 7,351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to YPY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 3m 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 Fort Chipewyan?
Fort Chipewyan is 16 hours behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWU to YPY?
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