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LHG to HDY: distance & flight time
Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport) → Hat Yai (Hat Yai International Airport)
4,037 mi
6,497 km · 3,508 nm
8h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,037 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LHG — Lightning Ridge Airport · Lightning Ridge, Australia
- HDY — Hat Yai International Airport · Hat Yai, Thailand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LHG
- WGE · Walgett Airport41 mi away
- DRN · Dirranbandi Airport61 mi away
- BWQ · Brewarrina Airport79 mi away
- SGO · St George Airport104 mi away
Near HDY
- SGZ · Songkhla Airport23 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport51 mi away
- PAN · Pattani Airport53 mi away
- LGK · Langkawi International Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LHG from HDY?
The flight distance from Lightning Ridge (LHG) to Hat Yai (HDY) is 4,037 miles (6,497 km, 3,508 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHG to HDY?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 23m 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 LHG to HDY?
Nonstop service on LHG–HDY 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 8h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lightning Ridge and Hat Yai?
Hat Yai is 4 hours behind Lightning Ridge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LHG to HDY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LHG–HDY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LHG to HDY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LHG–HDY 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.