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SFT to LRE: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
8,642 mi
13,908 km · 7,510 nm
17h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,642 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 25m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 mi away
Near LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from LRE?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Longreach (LRE) is 8,642 miles (13,908 km, 7,510 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 25m 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 Skelleftea and Longreach?
Longreach is 8 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to LRE?
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