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YQY to YQX: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport) → Gander (Gander International Airport)
319 mi
514 km · 278 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
319 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada
- YQX — Gander International Airport · Gander, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 mi away
Near YQX
- YYT · St. John's International Airport124 mi away
- YDF · Deer Lake Airport129 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQY from YQX?
The flight distance from Sydney (YQY) to Gander (YQX) is 319 miles (514 km, 278 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQY to YQX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YQY to YQX?
Nonstop service on YQY–YQX depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sydney and Gander?
Gander is 0.5 hours ahead of Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQY to YQX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQY–YQX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQY to YQX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQY–YQX tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.