Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YOW to NPE: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport) → NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport)
8,840 mi
14,226 km · 7,682 nm
17h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
See live YOW→NPE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,840 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 48m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YOW — Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa, Canada
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, 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 YOW
- YRO · Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport10 mi away
- YND · Ottawa / Gatineau Airport15 mi away
- YSH · Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport29 mi away
- OGS · Ogdensburg International Airport45 mi away
Near NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOW from NPE?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YOW) to NAPIER (NPE) is 8,840 miles (14,226 km, 7,682 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOW to NPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 48m 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 Ottawa and NAPIER?
NAPIER is 16 hours ahead of Ottawa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YOW to NPE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YOW–NPE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.