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YSB to GIS: distance & flight time
Sudbury (Sudbury Airport) → Gisborne (Gisborne Airport)
8,564 mi
13,783 km · 7,442 nm
17h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,564 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 16m 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
- YSB — Sudbury Airport · Sudbury, 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 YSB
- YYB · North Bay Jack Garland Airport68 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport74 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport86 mi away
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport87 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 YSB from GIS?
The flight distance from Sudbury (YSB) to Gisborne (GIS) is 8,564 miles (13,783 km, 7,442 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSB to GIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YSB to GIS?
Nonstop service on YSB–GIS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 17h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sudbury and Gisborne?
Gisborne is 17 hours ahead of Sudbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSB to GIS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YSB–GIS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YSB to GIS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YSB–GIS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.