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YPL to LRE: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Longreach (Longreach Airport)
8,984 mi
14,458 km · 7,807 nm
18h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,984 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 5m 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 mi away
Near LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from LRE?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Longreach (LRE) is 8,984 miles (14,458 km, 7,807 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to LRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 5m 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 Pickle Lake and Longreach?
Longreach is 15 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to LRE?
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