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PLO to AER: distance & flight time
Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln Airport) → Sochi (Sochi International Airport)
8,076 mi
12,997 km · 7,018 nm
16h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,076 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLO — Port Lincoln Airport · Port Lincoln, Australia
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PLO
- CVC · Cleve Airport71 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport120 mi away
- WYA · Whyalla Airport142 mi away
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport142 mi away
Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLO from AER?
The flight distance from Port Lincoln (PLO) to Sochi (AER) is 8,076 miles (12,997 km, 7,018 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLO to AER?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 18m 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 Port Lincoln and Sochi?
Sochi is 6.5 hours behind Port Lincoln.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLO to AER?
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