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WIR to SUX: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Sioux City (Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field)
7,789 mi
12,536 km · 6,769 nm
15h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-18h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,789 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 44m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 18-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
- SUX — Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field · Sioux City, 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 SUX
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport61 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport62 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport66 mi away
- OMA · Eppley Airfield80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WIR from SUX?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Sioux City (SUX) is 7,789 miles (12,536 km, 6,769 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to SUX?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 44m 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 WIR to SUX?
Nonstop service on WIR–SUX 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 15h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Wairoa and Sioux City?
Sioux City is 18 hours behind Wairoa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIR to SUX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WIR–SUX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WIR to SUX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WIR–SUX 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.