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BDE to YQT: distance & flight time
Baudette (Baudette International Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
243 mi
391 km · 211 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
243 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BDE — Baudette International Airport · Baudette, United States
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BDE
- YAG · Fort Frances Municipal Airport54 mi away
- INL · Falls International Airport56 mi away
- YQK · Kenora Airport74 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport85 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is BDE from YQT?
The flight distance from Baudette (BDE) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 243 miles (391 km, 211 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BDE to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 BDE to YQT?
Nonstop service on BDE–YQT 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 1h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Baudette and Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay is 1 hour ahead of Baudette.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BDE to YQT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BDE–YQT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BDE to YQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BDE–YQT 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.