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FXE to YQY: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport) → Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport)
1,768 mi
2,845 km · 1,536 nm
3h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,768 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, United States
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 mi away
Near YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FXE from YQY?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FXE) to Sydney (YQY) is 1,768 miles (2,845 km, 1,536 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FXE to YQY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 56m 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 time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Sydney?
Sydney is 1 hour ahead of Fort Lauderdale.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FXE to YQY?
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