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WSY to CBR: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Canberra (Canberra International Airport)
1,039 mi
1,672 km · 903 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
- CBR — Canberra International Airport · Canberra, Australia
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 CBR
- GUL · Goulburn Airport46 mi away
- TUM · Tumut Airport54 mi away
- MYA · Moruya Airport67 mi away
- OOM · Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from CBR?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Canberra (CBR) is 1,039 miles (1,672 km, 903 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to CBR?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m 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 WSY to CBR?
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