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CTL to LHG: distance & flight time
Charlieville (Charleville Airport) → Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport)
235 mi
378 km · 204 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
235 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- CTL — Charleville Airport · Charlieville, Australia
- LHG — Lightning Ridge Airport · Lightning Ridge, Australia
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 CTL
- CMA · Cunnamulla Airport118 mi away
- ULP · Quilpie Airport125 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport147 mi away
Near LHG
- WGE · Walgett Airport41 mi away
- DRN · Dirranbandi Airport61 mi away
- BWQ · Brewarrina Airport79 mi away
- SGO · St George Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTL from LHG?
The flight distance from Charlieville (CTL) to Lightning Ridge (LHG) is 235 miles (378 km, 204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTL to LHG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 CTL to LHG?
Nonstop service on CTL–LHG 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 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTL to LHG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTL–LHG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTL to LHG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTL–LHG 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.