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YQT to PPQ: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Paraparaumu (Paraparaumu Airport)
8,473 mi
13,636 km · 7,363 nm
17h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,473 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 5m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- PPQ — Paraparaumu Airport · Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 mi away
Near PPQ
- WLG · Wellington International Airport31 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport34 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport52 mi away
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from PPQ?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Paraparaumu (PPQ) is 8,473 miles (13,636 km, 7,363 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to PPQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 5m 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 Thunder Bay and Paraparaumu?
Paraparaumu is 16 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to PPQ?
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