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KYE to BWU: distance & flight time
Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
8,792 mi
14,149 km · 7,640 nm
17h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,792 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 42m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, Lebanon
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 mi away
Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KYE from BWU?
The flight distance from Kleiat (KYE) to Sydney (BWU) is 8,792 miles (14,149 km, 7,640 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KYE to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 42m 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 Kleiat and Sydney?
Sydney is 7 hours ahead of Kleiat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KYE to BWU?
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