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WSY to BES: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
9,987 mi
16,073 km · 8,679 nm
20h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,987 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
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 BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from BES?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Brest (BES) is 9,987 miles (16,073 km, 8,679 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 3m 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 Brest?
Brest is 8 hours behind Airlie Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WSY to BES?
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