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ROT to YSB: distance & flight time
Rotorua (Rotorua Regional Airport) → Sudbury (Sudbury Airport)
8,615 mi
13,865 km · 7,486 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,615 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m 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
- ROT — Rotorua Regional Airport · Rotorua, New Zealand
- YSB — Sudbury Airport · Sudbury, 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 YSB
- YYB · North Bay Jack Garland Airport68 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport74 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport86 mi away
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ROT from YSB?
The flight distance from Rotorua (ROT) to Sudbury (YSB) is 8,615 miles (13,865 km, 7,486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ROT to YSB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 22m 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 Rotorua and Sudbury?
Sudbury is 16 hours behind Rotorua.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ROT to YSB?
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