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SUR to WSY: distance & flight time
Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport) → Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport)
8,681 mi
13,971 km · 7,544 nm
17h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,681 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 29m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SUR
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport34 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- YWP · Webequie Airport52 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport57 mi away
Near WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SUR from WSY?
The flight distance from Summer Beaver (SUR) to Airlie Beach (WSY) is 8,681 miles (13,971 km, 7,544 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUR to WSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 29m 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 Summer Beaver and Airlie Beach?
Airlie Beach is 14 hours ahead of Summer Beaver.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUR to WSY?
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