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LHG to XTO: distance & flight time
Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport) → Taroom (Taroom Airport)
278 mi
448 km · 242 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
278 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- XTO — Taroom Airport · Taroom, 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 XTO
- TDR · Theodore Airport57 mi away
- CCL · Chinchilla Airport81 mi away
- RMA · Roma Airport87 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LHG from XTO?
The flight distance from Lightning Ridge (LHG) to Taroom (XTO) is 278 miles (448 km, 242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHG to XTO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 XTO?
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