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SXE to RJK: distance & flight time
Sale (West Sale Airport) → Rijeka (Rijeka Airport)
9,967 mi
16,041 km · 8,661 nm
20h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,967 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 1m 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
- SXE — West Sale Airport · Sale, Australia
- RJK — Rijeka Airport · Rijeka, Croatia
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 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 RJK
- PUY · Pula Airport39 mi away
- LSZ · Lošinj Island Airport46 mi away
- POW · Portoroz Airport50 mi away
- TRS · Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SXE from RJK?
The flight distance from Sale (SXE) to Rijeka (RJK) is 9,967 miles (16,041 km, 8,661 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXE to RJK?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 1m 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 SXE to RJK?
Nonstop service on SXE–RJK 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 20h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SXE to RJK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SXE–RJK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SXE to RJK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SXE–RJK 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.