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BUF to YXL: distance & flight time
Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) → Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout Airport)
797 mi
1,282 km · 692 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
797 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
- YXL — Sioux Lookout Airport · Sioux Lookout, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Near YXL
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport42 mi away
- ZUC · Ignace Municipal Airport48 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport93 mi away
- YRL · Red Lake Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUF from YXL?
The flight distance from Buffalo (BUF) to Sioux Lookout (YXL) is 797 miles (1,282 km, 692 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUF to YXL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 Buffalo and Sioux Lookout?
Sioux Lookout is 1 hour behind Buffalo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUF to YXL?
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