Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YIP to GIS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Gisborne (Gisborne Airport)
8,316 mi
13,383 km · 7,226 nm
16h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
See live YIP→GIS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,316 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 46m 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- GIS — Gisborne Airport · Gisborne, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Near GIS
- WIR · Wairoa Airport39 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport77 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport81 mi away
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from GIS?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Gisborne (GIS) is 8,316 miles (13,383 km, 7,226 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to GIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 46m 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 Detroit and Gisborne?
Gisborne is 16 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to GIS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIP–GIS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.