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FRB to HZP: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
8,496 mi
13,674 km · 7,383 nm
17h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,496 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRB from HZP?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 8,496 miles (13,674 km, 7,383 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 8m 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 cheapest way to fly from FRB to HZP?
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