How far is Wisconsin from California on plane

3 hours, 51 minutes

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Flying time from Wisconsin to California

The total flight duration from Wisconsin to California is 3 hours, 51 minutes.

This assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. It also adds an extra 30 minutes for take-off and landing. Your exact time may vary depending on wind speeds.

If you're planning a trip, remember to add more time for the plane to taxi between the gate and the airport runway. This measurement is only for the actual flying time. You should also factor in airport wait times and possible equipment or weather delays. If you're trying to figure out what time you'll arrive at the destination, you may want to see if there's a time difference between Wisconsin and California.

The calculation of flight time is based on the straight line distance from Wisconsin to California ("as the crow flies"), which is about 1,676 miles or 2 698 kilometers.

Your trip begins in the state of Wisconsin.
It ends in the state of California.

Your flight direction from Wisconsin to California is West (-99 degrees from North).

The flight time calculator measures the average flight duration between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the travel mileage.

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What is the flight duration from Wisconsin to California?

Find the quickest flight duration, average flight time and longest flight duration from Wisconsin to California.

Average flight time is 4 hours 11 minutes

The fastest flight from Wisconsin to California is 4 hours 11 minutes.

Flight duration breakdown

Flight times for Wisconsin and California.

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The average flight time from Wisconsin to California is 4 hours 11 minutes. However, the duration of any flight may differ from the average time based on weather conditions, flight path and congestion in the air. This means individual flights can be less than 4 hours 11 minutes but on occasion can be longer.

Airports & distances information

Airports serving this journey and distances.

The average flight time from Wisconsin to California is 4 hours 11 minutes
Distance from Wisconsin to California is 1,675 miles / 2,696 km
Wisconsin is not served by any airports.
California is not served by any airports.

Wisconsin & California local time and timezones

California, United States time is 2 hours behind Wisconsin, United States.

Wisconsin

Timezone: CST (-06:00)

California

Timezone: PST (-08:00)

Alternative flights

There are no alternative airports nearby offering a similar route between Wisconsin and California.

Distance from Wisconsin to California is 2,701 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 1,678 miles.

The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Wisconsin and California is 2,701 km= 1,678 miles.

If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Wisconsin to California, It takes 3 hours to arrive.

Driving non-stop from Wisconsin to California

How far is California from Wisconsin? Here's the quick answer if you have friends taking shifts as driver so that you can make the entire trip by car without stopping.

Nonstop drive: 998 miles or 1606 km

Driving time: 15 hours, 6 minutes

This is a really long drive, so it's not very realistic to drive nonstop. To get a better idea of how long this road trip would actually take, scroll down to calculate how many hours it would be if you drive with stops.

Flying non-stop from Wisconsin to California

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Wisconsin (WI) and California, Maryland. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula. For a long distance, this appears as a curve on the map, and this is often the route that commercial airlines will take so it's a good estimate of the frequent flyer miles you'll accumulate as well.

Flight distance: 796 miles or 1281 km

Flight time: 2 hours, 6 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 202 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.3x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/7th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a medium length flight, so unless you have a nice private jet, you might be booking a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.

Wisconsin to California road trip

Realistically, you're not going to want to drive without stopping all the way from Wisconsin to California, especially if you're the main driver. So let's say you're actually planning a road trip to California, and you need to stop along the way to rest. Plus if it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over a number of days.

Road trip: 5 days of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 32 hours on the road with 4 overnights

Itinerary

Start at Wisconsin.

Drive for about 3 hours, then stop in Rochester (Minnesota) and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 3.5 hours then stop in Sioux Falls. Stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 5.5 hours, then stop in Mt Rushmore and stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 4 hours, then stop in Casper (Wyoming) and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 3.5 hours then stop in Rock Springs (Wyoming). Stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 3 hours, then stop in Salt Lake City and stay for about 2 hours. Next, drive for another 3.5 hours then stop in Elko. Stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 5 hours, then stop at Mono Lake and stay for about 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 1 hour and arrive at California.

To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:

Wisconsin to California airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)

Arrival airport: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 108 minutes

Getting to your destination: 143 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an example flight from CWA to DCA and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 2 hours, 6 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Wisconsin to California including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 8 hours

To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:

How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from California to Wisconsin, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Wisconsin, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Wisconsin!

How long is a flight from Wisconsin to California?

The average flight time from Wisconsin to California is 4 hours 11 minutes.

How many hours is Wisconsin to California?

How long is the drive from Wisconsin to California? The total driving time is 31 hours, 19 minutes.

How far is a flight from Wisconsin to California?

This air travel distance is equal to 1,678 miles. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Wisconsin and California is 2,701 km= 1,678 miles. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Wisconsin to California, It takes 3 hours to arrive.