Where we fly
Where can you fly a patient home from?
These are common routes into Australia, each with its own flight time, aircraft and fuel-stop plan. If the patient's city isn't listed, call us. We arrange transfers from anywhere.
Asia
From Bali's short hops to nine-hour flights from Bangkok and Tokyo. The aircraft choice usually turns on whether the patient stops in Darwin or flies nonstop.
Bali to Brisbane
About 6 hours nonstop, or 7.5 to 8 hours with one stop
Not in a long-range jet. A mid-size jet refuels once, usually in Darwin.
Bali to Melbourne
About 5.5 hours nonstop, or 7 to 7.5 hours with one stop
Not with a long-range jet. A Hawker 800 stops once, usually Darwin.
Bali to Perth
About 3.5 hours nonstop
No. Even a light jet flies this route in one leg.
Bali to Sydney
About 6 hours nonstop, or 7.5 to 8 hours with one stop
Not with a long-range jet. A Hawker 800 refuels in Darwin.
Bangkok to Melbourne
About 9 hours nonstop, or 11 to 12 hours with one stop
Not in a long-range jet. A mid-size jet stops once, usually in Darwin.
Bangkok to Sydney
About 9 to 9.5 hours nonstop
Not in a G550. Smaller jets need two stops, so we rarely use them here.
Hong Kong to Sydney
About 9 hours nonstop
Not in a G550. A mid-size jet would need at least two stops.
Phuket to Melbourne
About 8.5 hours nonstop
Not in a G550. A Hawker 800 would stop twice, including Darwin.
Phuket to Perth
About 6 hours nonstop, or 8 hours with one stop
Not in a G550. A Hawker 800 stops once, usually in Indonesia.
Singapore to Melbourne
About 7.5 hours nonstop, or about 9 hours via Darwin
Not in a G550. A Hawker 800 refuels in Darwin.
Tokyo to Sydney
About 9.5 hours nonstop, or around 12 hours with one stop
Not in a long-range jet. A mid-size jet stops once to refuel, for example in Guam.
Pacific and New Zealand
Short over-water flights, almost always nonstop, from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and New Zealand.
Auckland to Sydney
About 3 hours nonstop
No
Fiji to Brisbane
About 3.5 to 4 hours nonstop
Usually not. A stop is only planned for a sea-level cabin or strong headwinds.
Fiji to Sydney
About 4 to 4.5 hours nonstop
Not in a Hawker 800. A Learjet may need a technical stop on some days.
Noumea to Brisbane
About 2 hours by jet, or about 3 hours by turboprop
No
Port Moresby to Brisbane
About 3 hours nonstop
No
Port Moresby to Cairns
About 1.5 hours by jet, or about 2 hours by turboprop
No
Vanuatu to Brisbane
About 2.5 hours by jet, or about 4 hours by turboprop
No. Port Vila and Santo are both within nonstop range of Brisbane.
Americas
The longest flights we arrange, with fuel stops across the Pacific, where a commercial escort is often the better option.
Europe and Middle East
Flights with one or more fuel stops and crew changes. Many stable patients fly home on a scheduled flight with a nurse.
Looking for country guides?
Our repatriation guides cover the practical side of bringing someone home from each country, including insurance, documents and what families can do while they wait.
International medical repatriation guides