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WHK to YKX: distance & flight time
Whakatane (Whakatane Airport) → Kirkland Lake (Kirkland Lake Airport)
8,655 mi
13,929 km · 7,521 nm
17h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,655 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- WHK — Whakatane Airport · Whakatane, New Zealand
- YKX — Kirkland Lake Airport · Kirkland Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WHK
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport35 mi away
- TRG · Tauranga Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport72 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport77 mi away
Near YKX
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport36 mi away
- YUY · Rouyn Noranda Airport53 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power69 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WHK from YKX?
The flight distance from Whakatane (WHK) to Kirkland Lake (YKX) is 8,655 miles (13,929 km, 7,521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WHK to YKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 26m 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 Whakatane and Kirkland Lake?
Kirkland Lake is 16 hours behind Whakatane.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WHK to YKX?
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