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HFT to ROT: distance & flight time
Hammerfest (Hammerfest Airport) → Rotorua (Rotorua Regional Airport)
9,981 mi
16,062 km · 8,673 nm
20h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,981 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HFT — Hammerfest Airport · Hammerfest, Norway
- ROT — Rotorua Regional Airport · Rotorua, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HFT
- HAA · Hasvik Airport38 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport49 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport52 mi away
- HVG · Valan Airport57 mi away
Near ROT
- TRG · Tauranga Airport31 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport35 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport45 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HFT from ROT?
The flight distance from Hammerfest (HFT) to Rotorua (ROT) is 9,981 miles (16,062 km, 8,673 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HFT to ROT?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 2m 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 Hammerfest and Rotorua?
Rotorua is 10 hours ahead of Hammerfest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HFT to ROT?
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