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YEL to WIR: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
8,518 mi
13,709 km · 7,402 nm
17h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,518 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 10m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from WIR?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Wairoa (WIR) is 8,518 miles (13,709 km, 7,402 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to WIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 10m 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 ELLIOT LAKE and Wairoa?
Wairoa is 16 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to WIR?
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