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GKL to BWU: distance & flight time
Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
742 mi
1,194 km · 645 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
742 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GKL — Great Keppel Is Airport · Great Keppel Island, Australia
- 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 GKL
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport33 mi away
- GLT · Gladstone Airport51 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport93 mi away
- TDR · Theodore Airport136 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 GKL from BWU?
The flight distance from Great Keppel Island (GKL) to Sydney (BWU) is 742 miles (1,194 km, 645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKL to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 GKL to BWU?
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