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YPL to WAG: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Wanganui (Wanganui Airport)
8,486 mi
13,656 km · 7,374 nm
17h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,486 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 6m 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
- WAG — Wanganui Airport · Wanganui, 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 WAG
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea26 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport40 mi away
- PPQ · Paraparaumu Airport65 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from WAG?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Wanganui (WAG) is 8,486 miles (13,656 km, 7,374 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to WAG?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 6m 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 Wanganui?
Wanganui is 17 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to WAG?
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