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LHG to IIL: distance & flight time
Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport) → Ilam (Ilam Airport)
7,924 mi
12,752 km · 6,886 nm
16h
estimated nonstop flight time
-6.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,924 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LHG — Lightning Ridge Airport · Lightning Ridge, Australia
- IIL — Ilam Airport · Ilam, Iran
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 IIL
- KSH · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport68 mi away
- KHD · Khoram Abad Airport109 mi away
- SDG · Sanandaj Airport120 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LHG from IIL?
The flight distance from Lightning Ridge (LHG) to Ilam (IIL) is 7,924 miles (12,752 km, 6,886 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHG to IIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 IIL?
Nonstop service on LHG–IIL 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 16h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lightning Ridge and Ilam?
Ilam is 6.5 hours behind Lightning Ridge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LHG to IIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LHG–IIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LHG to IIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LHG–IIL 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.