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YQU to BWU: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
8,107 mi
13,047 km · 7,045 nm
16h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,107 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 22m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 mi away
Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from BWU?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Sydney (BWU) is 8,107 miles (13,047 km, 7,045 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 Grande Prairie and Sydney?
Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to BWU?
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