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SBR to BUC: distance & flight time
Saibai Island (Saibai Island Airport) → Burketown (Burketown Airport)
614 mi
989 km · 534 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
614 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SBR — Saibai Island Airport · Saibai Island, Australia
- BUC — Burketown Airport · Burketown, 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 SBR
- GIC · Boigu Airport30 mi away
- XMY · Yam Island Airport38 mi away
- DAU · Daru Airport45 mi away
- UBB · Mabuiag Island Airport50 mi away
Near BUC
- DMD · Doomadgee Airport49 mi away
- ONG · Mornington Island Airport79 mi away
- KRB · Karumba Airport88 mi away
- NTN · Normanton Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBR from BUC?
The flight distance from Saibai Island (SBR) to Burketown (BUC) is 614 miles (989 km, 534 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBR to BUC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 SBR to BUC?
Nonstop service on SBR–BUC 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 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBR to BUC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBR–BUC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBR to BUC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBR–BUC 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.