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JHQ to IFL: distance & flight time
Shute Harbour (Shute Harbour Airport) → Innisfail (Innisfail Airport)
260 mi
418 km · 226 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
260 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- JHQ — Shute Harbour Airport · Shute Harbour, Australia
- IFL — Innisfail Airport · Innisfail, Australia
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 IFL
- DKI · Dunk Island Airport28 mi away
- CNS · Cairns International Airport50 mi away
- MRG · Mareeba Airport52 mi away
- PMK · Palm Island Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JHQ from IFL?
The flight distance from Shute Harbour (JHQ) to Innisfail (IFL) is 260 miles (418 km, 226 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JHQ to IFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 JHQ to IFL?
Nonstop service on JHQ–IFL 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 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JHQ to IFL?
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Why are some JHQ to IFL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain JHQ–IFL 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.