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GKL to BEY: distance & flight time
Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport) → Beirut (Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport)
8,511 mi
13,698 km · 7,396 nm
17h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,511 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GKL — Great Keppel Is Airport · Great Keppel Island, Australia
- BEY — Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut, Lebanon
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GKL
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport33 mi away
- GLT · Gladstone Airport51 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport93 mi away
- TDR · Theodore Airport136 mi away
Near BEY
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport58 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport66 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GKL from BEY?
The flight distance from Great Keppel Island (GKL) to Beirut (BEY) is 8,511 miles (13,698 km, 7,396 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKL to BEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 9m 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 Keppel Island and Beirut?
Beirut is 7 hours behind Great Keppel Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GKL to BEY?
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