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WAG to IVC: distance & flight time
Wanganui (Wanganui Airport) → Invercargill (Invercargill Airport)
559 mi
900 km · 486 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
559 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- WAG — Wanganui Airport · Wanganui, New Zealand
- IVC — Invercargill Airport · Invercargill, New Zealand
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 IVC
- SZS · Ryan's Creek Aerodrome35 mi away
- TEU · Manapouri Airport69 mi away
- DUD · Dunedin Airport96 mi away
- ALR · Alexandra Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAG from IVC?
The flight distance from Wanganui (WAG) to Invercargill (IVC) is 559 miles (900 km, 486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAG to IVC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 IVC?
Nonstop service on WAG–IVC 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 1h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAG to IVC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WAG–IVC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WAG to IVC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WAG–IVC 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.