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GWY to NDY: distance & flight time
Galway (Galway Airport) → Sanday (Sanday Airport)
478 mi
769 km · 415 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
478 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GWY — Galway Airport · Galway, Ireland
- NDY — Sanday Airport · Sanday, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GWY
- NNR · Connemara Regional Airport22 mi away
- INQ · Inisheer Aerodrome29 mi away
- IIA · Inishmaan Aerodrome30 mi away
- IOR · Inishmore Aerodrome32 mi away
Near NDY
- SOY · Stronsay Airport7 mi away
- EOI · Eday Airport8 mi away
- NRL · North Ronaldsay Airport10 mi away
- PPW · Papa Westray Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GWY from NDY?
The flight distance from Galway (GWY) to Sanday (NDY) is 478 miles (769 km, 415 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GWY to NDY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 GWY to NDY?
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