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GWY to WTN: distance & flight time
Galway (Galway Airport) → Waddington (RAF Waddington)
348 mi
560 km · 302 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
348 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- WTN — RAF Waddington · Waddington, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 WTN
- SQZ · RAF Scampton10 mi away
- QCY · RAF Coningsby16 mi away
- HUY · Humberside Airport29 mi away
- NQT · Nottingham Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GWY from WTN?
The flight distance from Galway (GWY) to Waddington (WTN) is 348 miles (560 km, 302 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GWY to WTN?
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.
Are there nonstop flights from GWY to WTN?
Nonstop service on GWY–WTN 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 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GWY to WTN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GWY–WTN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GWY to WTN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GWY–WTN 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.