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GKL to LRE: distance & flight time
Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
423 mi
681 km · 368 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
423 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, 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 LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GKL from LRE?
The flight distance from Great Keppel Island (GKL) to Longreach (LRE) is 423 miles (681 km, 368 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKL to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 LRE?
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