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LHG to HTI: distance & flight time
Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport) → Hamilton Island (Hamilton Island Airport)
632 mi
1,016 km · 549 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
632 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m 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
- LHG — Lightning Ridge Airport · Lightning Ridge, Australia
- HTI — Hamilton Island Airport · Hamilton Island, Australia
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 HTI
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport14 mi away
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport28 mi away
- BMP · Brampton Island Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LHG from HTI?
The flight distance from Lightning Ridge (LHG) to Hamilton Island (HTI) is 632 miles (1,016 km, 549 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHG to HTI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 LHG to HTI?
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