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YLJ to FRB: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Forbes (Forbes Airport)
8,573 mi
13,796 km · 7,449 nm
17h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,573 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 17m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
- 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 YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 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 YLJ from FRB?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Forbes (FRB) is 8,573 miles (13,796 km, 7,449 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to FRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 17m 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 YLJ to FRB?
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