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HYR to WSY: distance & flight time
Hayward (Sawyer County Airport) → Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport)
8,634 mi
13,896 km · 7,503 nm
17h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,634 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 24m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- HYR — Sawyer County Airport · Hayward, United States
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HYR
Near WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HYR from WSY?
The flight distance from Hayward (HYR) to Airlie Beach (WSY) is 8,634 miles (13,896 km, 7,503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HYR to WSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 24m 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 HYR to WSY?
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