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DCU to GIS: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Gisborne (Gisborne Airport)
7,900 mi
12,713 km · 6,865 nm
15h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,900 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 57m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- GIS — Gisborne Airport · Gisborne, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near GIS
- WIR · Wairoa Airport39 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport77 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport81 mi away
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from GIS?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Gisborne (GIS) is 7,900 miles (12,713 km, 6,865 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to GIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 57m 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 DCU to GIS?
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