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YKZ to WIR: distance & flight time
Toronto (Buttonville Municipal Airport) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
8,592 mi
13,827 km · 7,466 nm
17h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,592 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 19m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YKZ — Buttonville Municipal Airport · Toronto, 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 YKZ
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport18 mi away
- YZD · Downsview Airport10 mi away
- YTZ · Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport16 mi away
- YOO · Toronto/Oshawa Executive Airport24 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 YKZ from WIR?
The flight distance from Toronto (YKZ) to Wairoa (WIR) is 8,592 miles (13,827 km, 7,466 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKZ to WIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 19m 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 YKZ to WIR?
Nonstop service on YKZ–WIR 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 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Toronto and Wairoa?
Wairoa is 17 hours ahead of Toronto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKZ to WIR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKZ–WIR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKZ to WIR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKZ–WIR 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.