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YZF to FRB: distance & flight time
Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) → Forbes (Forbes Airport)
8,471 mi
13,633 km · 7,361 nm
17h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,471 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 5m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YZF — Yellowknife Airport · Yellowknife, Canada
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YZF
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport92 mi away
- YLE · Whatì Airport100 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport120 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport120 mi away
Near FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YZF from FRB?
The flight distance from Yellowknife (YZF) to Forbes (FRB) is 8,471 miles (13,633 km, 7,361 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZF to FRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 cheapest way to fly from YZF to FRB?
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