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CLE to YQY: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport)
1,132 mi
1,821 km · 983 nm
2h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,132 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Near YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLE from YQY?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to Sydney (YQY) is 1,132 miles (1,821 km, 983 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to YQY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 56m 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 CLE to YQY?
Nonstop service on CLE–YQY 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 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cleveland and Sydney?
Sydney is 1 hour ahead of Cleveland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLE to YQY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CLE–YQY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CLE to YQY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CLE–YQY 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.