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JHQ to AER: distance & flight time
Shute Harbour (Shute Harbour Airport) → Sochi (Sochi International Airport)
8,101 mi
13,037 km · 7,039 nm
16h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,101 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JHQ — Shute Harbour Airport · Shute Harbour, Australia
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JHQ
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JHQ from AER?
The flight distance from Shute Harbour (JHQ) to Sochi (AER) is 8,101 miles (13,037 km, 7,039 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JHQ to AER?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 21m 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 Shute Harbour and Sochi?
Sochi is 7 hours behind Shute Harbour.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JHQ to AER?
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