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SXE to EFD: distance & flight time
Sale (West Sale Airport) → Houston (Ellington Airport)
8,890 mi
14,307 km · 7,725 nm
17h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,890 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 54m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SXE — West Sale Airport · Sale, Australia
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SXE
- TGN · Latrobe Valley Airport28 mi away
- BSJ · Bairnsdale Airport36 mi away
- MHU · Mount Hotham Airport75 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport102 mi away
Near EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SXE from EFD?
The flight distance from Sale (SXE) to Houston (EFD) is 8,890 miles (14,307 km, 7,725 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXE to EFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 54m 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 cheapest way to fly from SXE to EFD?
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