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SLC to GIS: distance & flight time
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport) → Gisborne (Gisborne Airport)
7,041 mi
11,332 km · 6,119 nm
14h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+20h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,041 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 20-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City, United States
- GIS — Gisborne Airport · Gisborne, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SLC
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base23 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport28 mi away
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport42 mi away
- BMC · Brigham City Regional Airport53 mi away
Near GIS
- WIR · Wairoa Airport39 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport77 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport81 mi away
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLC from GIS?
The flight distance from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Gisborne (GIS) is 7,041 miles (11,332 km, 6,119 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLC to GIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SLC to GIS?
Nonstop service on SLC–GIS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 14h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salt Lake City and Gisborne?
Gisborne is 20 hours ahead of Salt Lake City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLC to GIS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLC–GIS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLC to GIS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLC–GIS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.