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PCN to ROT: distance & flight time
Picton (Picton Aerodrome) → Rotorua (Rotorua Regional Airport)
256 mi
413 km · 223 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
256 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PCN — Picton Aerodrome · Picton, New Zealand
- 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 PCN
- BHE · Woodbourne Airport13 mi away
- NSN · Nelson Airport38 mi away
- WLG · Wellington International Airport44 mi away
- MZP · Motueka Airport53 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 PCN from ROT?
The flight distance from Picton (PCN) to Rotorua (ROT) is 256 miles (413 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PCN to ROT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 cheapest way to fly from PCN to ROT?
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