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FRB to PCQ: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Phongsaly (Boun Neau Airport)
4,862 mi
7,824 km · 4,225 nm
10h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,862 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PCQ — Boun Neau Airport · Phongsaly, Laos
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 PCQ
- LXG · Luang Namtha Airport57 mi away
- ODY · Oudomsay Airport67 mi away
- DIN · Dien Bien Phu Airport73 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRB from PCQ?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Phongsaly (PCQ) is 4,862 miles (7,824 km, 4,225 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to PCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 PCQ?
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