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WSY to PMK: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Palm Island (Palm Island Airport)
176 mi
284 km · 153 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
176 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PMK — Palm Island Airport · Palm Island, 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 PMK
- TSV · Townsville Airport36 mi away
- DKI · Dunk Island Airport63 mi away
- IFL · Innisfail Airport91 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport138 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from PMK?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Palm Island (PMK) is 176 miles (284 km, 153 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to PMK?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from WSY to PMK?
Nonstop service on WSY–PMK depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WSY to PMK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WSY–PMK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WSY to PMK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WSY–PMK tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.