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ROT to YQS: distance & flight time
Rotorua (Rotorua Regional Airport) → St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport)
8,499 mi
13,678 km · 7,386 nm
17h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,499 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 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
- ROT — Rotorua Regional Airport · Rotorua, New Zealand
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ROT
- TRG · Tauranga Airport31 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport35 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport45 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport56 mi away
Near YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ROT from YQS?
The flight distance from Rotorua (ROT) to St Thomas (YQS) is 8,499 miles (13,678 km, 7,386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ROT to YQS?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 ROT to YQS?
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