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WAG to FTY: distance & flight time
Wanganui (Wanganui Airport) → Atlanta (Fulton County Airport Brown Field)
8,167 mi
13,144 km · 7,097 nm
16h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,167 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 29m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- WAG — Wanganui Airport · Wanganui, New Zealand
- FTY — Fulton County Airport Brown Field · Atlanta, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WAG
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea26 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport40 mi away
- PPQ · Paraparaumu Airport65 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport77 mi away
Near FTY
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport11 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base9 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport14 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAG from FTY?
The flight distance from Wanganui (WAG) to Atlanta (FTY) is 8,167 miles (13,144 km, 7,097 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAG to FTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 29m 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 WAG to FTY?
Nonstop service on WAG–FTY 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 16h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Wanganui and Atlanta?
Atlanta is 16 hours behind Wanganui.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAG to FTY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WAG–FTY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WAG to FTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WAG–FTY 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.