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LRE to SXE: distance & flight time
Longreach (Longreach Airport) → Sale (West Sale Airport)
1,025 mi
1,650 km · 891 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,025 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SXE — West Sale Airport · Sale, Australia
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 SXE
- TGN · Latrobe Valley Airport28 mi away
- BSJ · Bairnsdale Airport36 mi away
- MHU · Mount Hotham Airport75 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LRE from SXE?
The flight distance from Longreach (LRE) to Sale (SXE) is 1,025 miles (1,650 km, 891 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRE to SXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 SXE?
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