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DAU to BUC: distance & flight time
Daru (Daru Airport) → Burketown (Burketown Airport)
647 mi
1,042 km · 562 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
647 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DAU — Daru Airport · Daru, Papua New Guinea
- BUC — Burketown Airport · Burketown, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DAU
- SBR · Saibai Island Airport45 mi away
- OKR · Yorke Island Airport48 mi away
- NLF · Darnley Island Airport51 mi away
- XMY · Yam Island Airport64 mi away
Near BUC
- DMD · Doomadgee Airport49 mi away
- ONG · Mornington Island Airport79 mi away
- KRB · Karumba Airport88 mi away
- NTN · Normanton Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DAU from BUC?
The flight distance from Daru (DAU) to Burketown (BUC) is 647 miles (1,042 km, 562 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAU to BUC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 DAU to BUC?
Nonstop service on DAU–BUC 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 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DAU to BUC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DAU–BUC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DAU to BUC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DAU–BUC 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.