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PPW to ILY: distance & flight time
Papa Westray (Papa Westray Airport) → Islay (Islay Airport)
282 mi
454 km · 245 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
282 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- PPW — Papa Westray Airport · Papa Westray, United Kingdom
- ILY — Islay Airport · Islay, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PPW
- WRY · Westray Airport2 mi away
- EOI · Eday Airport12 mi away
- NDY · Sanday Airport13 mi away
- NRL · North Ronaldsay Airport16 mi away
Near ILY
- CSA · Colonsay Airstrip26 mi away
- CAL · Campbeltown Airport28 mi away
- LDY · City of Derry Airport57 mi away
- TRE · Tiree Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PPW from ILY?
The flight distance from Papa Westray (PPW) to Islay (ILY) is 282 miles (454 km, 245 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPW to ILY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 PPW to ILY?
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