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YPL to GIS: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Gisborne (Gisborne Airport)
8,309 mi
13,372 km · 7,220 nm
16h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,309 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 17-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- GIS — Gisborne Airport · Gisborne, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 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 YPL from GIS?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Gisborne (GIS) is 8,309 miles (13,372 km, 7,220 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL 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 Pickle Lake and Gisborne?
Gisborne is 17 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to GIS?
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