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GFL to WIR: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
8,845 mi
14,234 km · 7,686 nm
17h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,845 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 49m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, United States
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 mi away
Near WIR
- GIS · Gisborne Airport39 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport74 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GFL from WIR?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Wairoa (WIR) is 8,845 miles (14,234 km, 7,686 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to WIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 49m 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 time difference between Queensbury and Wairoa?
Wairoa is 16 hours ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to WIR?
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