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WIR to YPY: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport)
7,892 mi
12,700 km · 6,858 nm
15h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-18h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,892 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 56m 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
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, 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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WIR from YPY?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY) is 7,892 miles (12,700 km, 6,858 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to YPY?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 56m 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 Chipewyan?
Fort Chipewyan is 18 hours behind Wairoa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIR to YPY?
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