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YQS to NSN: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Nelson (Nelson Airport)
8,752 mi
14,084 km · 7,605 nm
17h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,752 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 38m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, Canada
- NSN — Nelson Airport · Nelson, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 mi away
Near NSN
- MZP · Motueka Airport17 mi away
- BHE · Woodbourne Airport37 mi away
- PCN · Picton Aerodrome38 mi away
- KTF · Takaka Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQS from NSN?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Nelson (NSN) is 8,752 miles (14,084 km, 7,605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to NSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 38m 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 cheapest way to fly from YQS to NSN?
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