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WIR to AVL: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
8,180 mi
13,164 km · 7,108 nm
16h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,180 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 30m 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
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WIR
- GIS · Gisborne Airport39 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport74 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport80 mi away
Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WIR from AVL?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Asheville (AVL) is 8,180 miles (13,164 km, 7,108 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 30m 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 Wairoa and Asheville?
Asheville is 16 hours behind Wairoa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIR to AVL?
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