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WIR to CAE: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
8,199 mi
13,195 km · 7,125 nm
16h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,199 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 33m 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
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WIR from CAE?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Columbia (CAE) is 8,199 miles (13,195 km, 7,125 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 33m 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 Columbia?
Columbia is 16 hours behind Wairoa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIR to CAE?
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