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NSO to LHG: distance & flight time
Scone (Scone Airport) → Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport)
246 mi
395 km · 214 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
246 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m 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
- NSO — Scone Airport · Scone, Australia
- LHG — Lightning Ridge Airport · Lightning Ridge, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near NSO
- CES · Cessnock Airport60 mi away
- MTL · Maitland Airport60 mi away
- TMW · Tamworth Airport66 mi away
- NTL · Newcastle Airport78 mi away
Near LHG
- WGE · Walgett Airport41 mi away
- DRN · Dirranbandi Airport61 mi away
- BWQ · Brewarrina Airport79 mi away
- SGO · St George Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NSO from LHG?
The flight distance from Scone (NSO) to Lightning Ridge (LHG) is 246 miles (395 km, 214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NSO to LHG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 NSO to LHG?
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