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WSY to FRB: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Forbes (Forbes Airport)
906 mi
1,458 km · 787 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
906 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, 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 FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from FRB?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Forbes (FRB) is 906 miles (1,458 km, 787 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to FRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 FRB?
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