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YPL to WSY: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport)
8,631 mi
13,890 km · 7,500 nm
17h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,631 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 23m 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
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, 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 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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from WSY?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Airlie Beach (WSY) is 8,631 miles (13,890 km, 7,500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to WSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 23m 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 Airlie Beach?
Airlie Beach is 15 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to WSY?
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