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SLE to WIR: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
6,878 mi
11,069 km · 5,977 nm
13h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+19h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,878 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 57m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 19-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SLE
- CVO · Corvallis Municipal Airport32 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport44 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport51 mi away
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport53 mi away
Near WIR
- GIS · Gisborne Airport39 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport74 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLE from WIR?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Wairoa (WIR) is 6,878 miles (11,069 km, 5,977 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to WIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 57m 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 Salem and Wairoa?
Wairoa is 19 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to WIR?
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