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GWY to OBL: distance & flight time
Galway (Galway Airport) → Zoersel (Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield)
595 mi
957 km · 517 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
595 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GWY — Galway Airport · Galway, Ireland
- OBL — Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield · Zoersel, Belgium
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 OBL
- ANR · Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)14 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base22 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base22 mi away
- BRU · Brussels Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GWY from OBL?
The flight distance from Galway (GWY) to Zoersel (OBL) is 595 miles (957 km, 517 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GWY to OBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GWY to OBL?
Nonstop service on GWY–OBL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 46m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Galway and Zoersel?
Zoersel is 1 hour ahead of Galway.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GWY to OBL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GWY–OBL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GWY to OBL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GWY–OBL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.