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GKL to MCY: distance & flight time
Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport) → Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast Airport)
272 mi
438 km · 236 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
272 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MCY — Sunshine Coast Airport · Maroochydore, 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 MCY
- CUD · Caloundra Airport14 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport54 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport67 mi away
- KGY · Kingaroy Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GKL from MCY?
The flight distance from Great Keppel Island (GKL) to Maroochydore (MCY) is 272 miles (438 km, 236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKL to MCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 MCY?
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