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WKF to GVX: distance & flight time
Waterkloof (Waterkloof Air Force Base) → Gavle (Gävle Sandviken Airport)
6,005 mi
9,664 km · 5,218 nm
12h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,005 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 14m 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
- WKF — Waterkloof Air Force Base · Waterkloof, South Africa
- GVX — Gävle Sandviken Airport · Gavle, Sweden
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WKF
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport12 mi away
- PRY · Wonderboom Airport12 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport20 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport21 mi away
Near GVX
- SOO · Söderhamn Airport46 mi away
- BLE · Borlange Airport50 mi away
- VST · Stockholm Västerås Airport70 mi away
- ARN · Stockholm-Arlanda Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WKF from GVX?
The flight distance from Waterkloof (WKF) to Gavle (GVX) is 6,005 miles (9,664 km, 5,218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WKF to GVX?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 14m 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 WKF to GVX?
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