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YQS to WIR: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
8,481 mi
13,649 km · 7,370 nm
17h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,481 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 6m 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
- 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 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 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 YQS from WIR?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Wairoa (WIR) is 8,481 miles (13,649 km, 7,370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to WIR?
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 cheapest way to fly from YQS to WIR?
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