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WIO to LRE: distance & flight time
Wilcannia (Wilcannia Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
562 mi
904 km · 488 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
562 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WIO — Wilcannia Airport · Wilcannia, Australia
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WIO
- BHQ · Broken Hill Airport117 mi away
- CAZ · Cobar Airport142 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 WIO from LRE?
The flight distance from Wilcannia (WIO) to Longreach (LRE) is 562 miles (904 km, 488 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIO to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 WIO to LRE?
Nonstop service on WIO–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 1h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Wilcannia and Longreach?
Longreach is 1 hour behind Wilcannia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIO to LRE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WIO–LRE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WIO to LRE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WIO–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.