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WAG to MON: distance & flight time
Wanganui (Wanganui Airport) → Mount Cook (Mount Cook Airport)
364 mi
585 km · 316 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
364 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- MON — Mount Cook Airport · Mount Cook, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 MON
- GTN · Glentanner Airport10 mi away
- TWZ · Pukaki Airport32 mi away
- TIU · Timaru Airport66 mi away
- WKA · Wanaka Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAG from MON?
The flight distance from Wanganui (WAG) to Mount Cook (MON) is 364 miles (585 km, 316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAG to MON?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 MON?
Nonstop service on WAG–MON 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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAG to MON?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WAG–MON that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WAG to MON fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WAG–MON 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.