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WSY to CES: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Cessnock (Cessnock Airport)
879 mi
1,415 km · 764 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
879 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m 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
- CES — Cessnock Airport · Cessnock, 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 CES
- MTL · Maitland Airport11 mi away
- BEO · Lake Macquarie Airport26 mi away
- NTL · Newcastle Airport29 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from CES?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Cessnock (CES) is 879 miles (1,415 km, 764 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to CES?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 CES?
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