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GKL to KYE: distance & flight time
Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport) → Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base)
8,488 mi
13,661 km · 7,376 nm
17h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,488 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 7m 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
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, 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 KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GKL from KYE?
The flight distance from Great Keppel Island (GKL) to Kleiat (KYE) is 8,488 miles (13,661 km, 7,376 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKL to KYE?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 7m 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 Kleiat?
Kleiat is 7 hours behind Great Keppel Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GKL to KYE?
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