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WIR to FXE: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport)
7,969 mi
12,824 km · 6,925 nm
16h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
7,969 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 5m 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
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WIR from FXE?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Fort Lauderdale (FXE) is 7,969 miles (12,824 km, 6,925 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to FXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 5m 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 Fort Lauderdale?
Fort Lauderdale is 16 hours behind Wairoa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIR to FXE?
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