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LGB to WIR: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
6,503 mi
10,465 km · 5,651 nm
13h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+19h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,503 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 13m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 19-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 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 LGB from WIR?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Wairoa (WIR) is 6,503 miles (10,465 km, 5,651 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to WIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 13m 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 Long Beach and Wairoa?
Wairoa is 19 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to WIR?
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