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WLG to WIR: distance & flight time
Wellington (Wellington International Airport) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
211 mi
340 km · 183 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
211 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m 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
- WLG — Wellington International Airport · Wellington, New Zealand
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WLG
- PPQ · Paraparaumu Airport31 mi away
- PCN · Picton Aerodrome44 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport50 mi away
- BHE · Woodbourne Airport50 mi away
Near WIR
- GIS · Gisborne Airport39 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport74 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WLG from WIR?
The flight distance from Wellington (WLG) to Wairoa (WIR) is 211 miles (340 km, 183 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WLG to WIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 WLG to WIR?
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