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FRB to CES: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Cessnock (Cessnock Airport)
201 mi
324 km · 175 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
201 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- CES — Cessnock Airport · Cessnock, 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 FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Near CES
- MTL · Maitland Airport11 mi away
- BEO · Lake Macquarie Airport26 mi away
- NTL · Newcastle Airport29 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRB from CES?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Cessnock (CES) is 201 miles (324 km, 175 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to CES?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 FRB to CES?
Nonstop service on FRB–CES 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 nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRB to CES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FRB–CES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FRB to CES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FRB–CES 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.