# Distance from Wellington (WLG) to Wrightstown (WRI)

> 14,326 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,326 km / 8,902 mi / 7,735 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 07:17 in Wellington, it's 15:17 in Wrightstown)
- **Elevation difference**: 100 ft (WRI is higher than WLG)

## Airports

### [Wellington International Airport (WLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wlg-wellington-wellington-international-airport/1ef266df-7837-65e4-b135-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wellington, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZWN
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -41.330000, 174.800000
- Elevation: 41 ft

### [Mc Guire Field (Joint Base Mc Guire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wri-wrightstown-mc-guire-field-joint-base-mc-guire-dix-lakehurst-airport/1ef266df-400e-65f0-ae74-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wrightstown, United States
- ICAO: KWRI
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.020000, -74.590000
- Elevation: 141 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:17 in Wellington, it's 15:17 in Wrightstown.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wellington International Airport (WLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wlg-wellington-wellington-international-airport/1ef266df-7837-65e4-b135-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mc Guire Field (Joint Base Mc Guire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wri-wrightstown-mc-guire-field-joint-base-mc-guire-dix-lakehurst-airport/1ef266df-400e-65f0-ae74-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)