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NPE to SYO: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Shonai (Shonai Airport)
5,895 mi
9,488 km · 5,123 nm
12h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,895 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- SYO — Shonai Airport · Shonai, Japan
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 SYO
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport42 mi away
- AXT · Akita Airport60 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport69 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NPE from SYO?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Shonai (SYO) is 5,895 miles (9,488 km, 5,123 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to SYO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 NAPIER and Shonai?
Shonai is 3 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to SYO?
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