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OEL to BWU: distance & flight time
Oakley (Oryol Yuzhny Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
9,054 mi
14,571 km · 7,868 nm
18h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,054 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 13m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- OEL — Oryol Yuzhny Airport · Oakley, United States
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OEL
- BZK · Bryansk Airport78 mi away
- URS · Kursk East Airport83 mi away
- KLF · Grabtsevo Airport113 mi away
- LPK · Lipetsk Airport148 mi away
Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OEL from BWU?
The flight distance from Oakley (OEL) to Sydney (BWU) is 9,054 miles (14,571 km, 7,868 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OEL to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 13m 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 OEL to BWU?
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