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WIR to UBJ: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi Ube Airport)
5,840 mi
9,398 km · 5,075 nm
11h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,840 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 55m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
- UBJ — Yamaguchi Ube Airport · Yamaguchi, Japan
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 UBJ
- KKJ · Kitakyūshū Airport15 mi away
- OIT · Oita Airport41 mi away
- FUK · Fukuoka Airport53 mi away
- IWK · Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WIR from UBJ?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Yamaguchi (UBJ) is 5,840 miles (9,398 km, 5,075 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to UBJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 55m 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 Yamaguchi?
Yamaguchi is 3 hours behind Wairoa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIR to UBJ?
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