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MSL to WIR: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
7,909 mi
12,728 km · 6,873 nm
15h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, 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 MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 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 MSL from WIR?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Wairoa (WIR) is 7,909 miles (12,728 km, 6,873 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to WIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 58m 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 Muscle Shoals and Wairoa?
Wairoa is 17 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to WIR?
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