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RPB to JAB: distance & flight time
Roper Bar (Roper Bar Airport) → Jabiru (Jabiru Airport)
181 mi
291 km · 157 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
181 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m 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
- RPB — Roper Bar Airport · Roper Bar, Australia
- JAB — Jabiru Airport · Jabiru, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near RPB
- RPM · Ngukurr Airport15 mi away
- GTE · Groote Eylandt Airport140 mi away
- KTR · Tindal Airport144 mi away
Near JAB
- CDA · Cooinda Airport30 mi away
- MNG · Maningrida Airport100 mi away
- CKI · Croker Island Airport107 mi away
- KTR · Tindal Airport133 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RPB from JAB?
The flight distance from Roper Bar (RPB) to Jabiru (JAB) is 181 miles (291 km, 157 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RPB to JAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m 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 RPB to JAB?
Nonstop service on RPB–JAB 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 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RPB to JAB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RPB–JAB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RPB to JAB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RPB–JAB 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.