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QCY to ILY: distance & flight time
Coningsby (RAF Coningsby) → Islay (Islay Airport)
303 mi
488 km · 263 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
303 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- QCY — RAF Coningsby · Coningsby, 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 QCY
- WTN · RAF Waddington16 mi away
- SQZ · RAF Scampton22 mi away
- HUY · Humberside Airport34 mi away
- NQT · Nottingham Airport40 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 QCY from ILY?
The flight distance from Coningsby (QCY) to Islay (ILY) is 303 miles (488 km, 263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QCY to ILY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 QCY to ILY?
Nonstop service on QCY–ILY 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 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QCY to ILY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on QCY–ILY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some QCY to ILY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain QCY–ILY 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.