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YAC to GKL: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport)
8,618 mi
13,869 km · 7,489 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,618 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- GKL — Great Keppel Is Airport · Great Keppel Island, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 mi away
Near GKL
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport33 mi away
- GLT · Gladstone Airport51 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport93 mi away
- TDR · Theodore Airport136 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from GKL?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Great Keppel Island (GKL) is 8,618 miles (13,869 km, 7,489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to GKL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 22m 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 Cat Lake and Great Keppel Island?
Great Keppel Island is 15 hours ahead of Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to GKL?
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