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YSJ to YQY: distance & flight time
St. John (Saint John Airport) → Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport)
288 mi
463 km · 250 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
288 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YSJ — Saint John Airport · St. John, Canada
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YSJ
- YFC · Fredericton Airport49 mi away
- YZX · CFB Greenwood53 mi away
- YDG · Digby / Annapolis Regional Airport53 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport80 mi away
Near YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YSJ from YQY?
The flight distance from St. John (YSJ) to Sydney (YQY) is 288 miles (463 km, 250 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSJ to YQY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 YSJ to YQY?
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