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JHQ to ISA: distance & flight time
Shute Harbour (Shute Harbour Airport) → Mount Isa (Mount Isa Airport)
600 mi
966 km · 522 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
600 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m 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
- JHQ — Shute Harbour Airport · Shute Harbour, Australia
- ISA — Mount Isa Airport · Mount Isa, 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 ISA
- CNJ · Cloncurry Airport66 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport144 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JHQ from ISA?
The flight distance from Shute Harbour (JHQ) to Mount Isa (ISA) is 600 miles (966 km, 522 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JHQ to ISA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m 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 JHQ to ISA?
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