Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PKE to PBU: distance & flight time
Parkes (Parkes Airport) → Putao (Putao Airport)
5,344 mi
8,600 km · 4,644 nm
10h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading northwest
See live PKE→PBU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,344 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PKE — Parkes Airport · Parkes, Australia
- PBU — Putao Airport · Putao, Burma
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PKE
- FRB · Forbes Airport24 mi away
- OAG · Orange Airport54 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport55 mi away
- QRM · Narromine Airport63 mi away
Near PBU
- TEI · Tezu Airport90 mi away
- MYT · Myitkyina Airport135 mi away
- IXT · Pasighat Airport138 mi away
- KHM · Kanti Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PKE from PBU?
The flight distance from Parkes (PKE) to Putao (PBU) is 5,344 miles (8,600 km, 4,644 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PKE to PBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 57m 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 time difference between Parkes and Putao?
Putao is 3.5 hours behind Parkes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PKE to PBU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PKE–PBU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.