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LHG to ULP: distance & flight time
Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport) → Quilpie (Quilpie Airport)
301 mi
484 km · 261 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
301 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ULP — Quilpie Airport · Quilpie, 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 ULP
- XTG · Thargomindah Airport99 mi away
- CTL · Charleville Airport125 mi away
- CMA · Cunnamulla Airport129 mi away
- WNR · Windorah Airport129 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LHG from ULP?
The flight distance from Lightning Ridge (LHG) to Quilpie (ULP) is 301 miles (484 km, 261 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHG to ULP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 ULP?
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