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LRE to HZP: distance & flight time
Longreach (Longreach Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
8,087 mi
13,015 km · 7,028 nm
16h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,087 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 19m 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
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 mi away
Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LRE from HZP?
The flight distance from Longreach (LRE) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 8,087 miles (13,015 km, 7,028 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRE to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 19m 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 LRE to HZP?
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