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PLH to BWF: distance & flight time
Plymouth (Plymouth City Airport) → Barrow Island (Barrow Walney Island Airport)
258 mi
416 km · 225 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
258 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PLH — Plymouth City Airport · Plymouth, United Kingdom
- BWF — Barrow Walney Island Airport · Barrow Island, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PLH
- EXT · Exeter International Airport37 mi away
- NQY · Newquay Cornwall Airport39 mi away
- PZE · Penzance Heliport66 mi away
- LEQ · Land's End Airport73 mi away
Near BWF
- BLK · Blackpool International Airport27 mi away
- WRT · Warton Airport31 mi away
- IOM · Isle of Man Airport55 mi away
- LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLH from BWF?
The flight distance from Plymouth (PLH) to Barrow Island (BWF) is 258 miles (416 km, 225 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLH to BWF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PLH to BWF?
Nonstop service on PLH–BWF depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLH to BWF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLH–BWF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLH to BWF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLH–BWF tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.