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WIR to YAL: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
7,048 mi
11,343 km · 6,125 nm
14h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,048 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WIR from YAL?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 7,048 miles (11,343 km, 6,125 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 17m 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 cheapest way to fly from WIR to YAL?
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