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WSY to AER: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Sochi (Sochi International Airport)
8,101 mi
13,037 km · 7,039 nm
16h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,101 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from AER?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Sochi (AER) is 8,101 miles (13,037 km, 7,039 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to AER?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 time difference between Airlie Beach and Sochi?
Sochi is 7 hours behind Airlie Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WSY to AER?
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