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GBD to BWU: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
8,622 mi
13,875 km · 7,492 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,622 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 mi away
Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBD from BWU?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Sydney (BWU) is 8,622 miles (13,875 km, 7,492 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 22m 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 Great Bend and Sydney?
Sydney is 15 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to BWU?
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