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NPE to NEL: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
8,761 mi
14,100 km · 7,614 nm
17h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,761 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 39m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Near NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NPE from NEL?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 8,761 miles (14,100 km, 7,614 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 39m 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 NAPIER and Lakehurst?
Lakehurst is 16 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to NEL?
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