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HFT to LRE: distance & flight time
Hammerfest (Hammerfest Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
8,429 mi
13,565 km · 7,325 nm
17h
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HFT — Hammerfest Airport · Hammerfest, Norway
- 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 HFT
- HAA · Hasvik Airport38 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport49 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport52 mi away
- HVG · Valan Airport57 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 HFT from LRE?
The flight distance from Hammerfest (HFT) to Longreach (LRE) is 8,429 miles (13,565 km, 7,325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HFT to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 time difference between Hammerfest and Longreach?
Longreach is 8 hours ahead of Hammerfest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HFT to LRE?
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