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YKX to ROT: distance & flight time
Kirkland Lake (Kirkland Lake Airport) → Rotorua (Rotorua Regional Airport)
8,689 mi
13,984 km · 7,551 nm
17h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,689 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 30m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKX — Kirkland Lake Airport · Kirkland Lake, Canada
- ROT — Rotorua Regional Airport · Rotorua, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKX
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport36 mi away
- YUY · Rouyn Noranda Airport53 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power69 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport78 mi away
Near ROT
- TRG · Tauranga Airport31 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport35 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport45 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKX from ROT?
The flight distance from Kirkland Lake (YKX) to Rotorua (ROT) is 8,689 miles (13,984 km, 7,551 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKX to ROT?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YKX to ROT?
Nonstop service on YKX–ROT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 17h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Kirkland Lake and Rotorua?
Rotorua is 17 hours ahead of Kirkland Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKX to ROT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKX–ROT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKX to ROT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKX–ROT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.