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FRB to SAT: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → San Antonio (San Antonio International Airport)
8,581 mi
13,809 km · 7,457 nm
17h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,581 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 18m 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
- SAT — San Antonio International Airport · San Antonio, United States
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 SAT
- RND · Randolph Air Force Base11 mi away
- SKF · Lackland Air Force Base12 mi away
- SSF · Stinson Municipal Airport14 mi away
- AUS · Austin Bergstrom International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRB from SAT?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to San Antonio (SAT) is 8,581 miles (13,809 km, 7,457 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to SAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 18m 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 SAT?
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