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WOL to LRE: distance & flight time
Wollongong (Wollongong Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
863 mi
1,389 km · 750 nm
2h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
863 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 21m 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
- WOL — Wollongong Airport · Wollongong, 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 WOL
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport48 mi away
- NOA · Nowra Airport30 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport36 mi away
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport45 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 WOL from LRE?
The flight distance from Wollongong (WOL) to Longreach (LRE) is 863 miles (1,389 km, 750 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WOL to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 21m 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 WOL to LRE?
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