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SXE to WSY: distance & flight time
Sale (West Sale Airport) → Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport)
1,236 mi
1,988 km · 1,074 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,236 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- 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 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 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 SXE from WSY?
The flight distance from Sale (SXE) to Airlie Beach (WSY) is 1,236 miles (1,988 km, 1,074 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXE to WSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 WSY?
Nonstop service on SXE–WSY 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 3h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SXE to WSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SXE–WSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SXE to WSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SXE–WSY 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.