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LAJ to YQY: distance & flight time
Lajes (Lages Airport) → Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport)
5,146 mi
8,281 km · 4,471 nm
10h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,146 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 33m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 mi away
Near YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAJ from YQY?
The flight distance from Lajes (LAJ) to Sydney (YQY) is 5,146 miles (8,281 km, 4,471 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAJ to YQY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 33m 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 LAJ to YQY?
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