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WGA to LRE: distance & flight time
Wagga Wagga (Wagga Wagga City Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
833 mi
1,340 km · 724 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
833 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m 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
- WGA — Wagga Wagga City Airport · Wagga Wagga, Australia
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
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 WGA
- TUM · Tumut Airport44 mi away
- CMD · Cootamundra Airport49 mi away
- TEM · Temora Airport51 mi away
- NRA · Narrandera Airport63 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 WGA from LRE?
The flight distance from Wagga Wagga (WGA) to Longreach (LRE) is 833 miles (1,340 km, 724 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WGA to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 WGA to LRE?
Nonstop service on WGA–LRE 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 2h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WGA to LRE?
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Why are some WGA to LRE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WGA–LRE 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.