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CAR to YQX: distance & flight time
Caribou (Caribou Municipal Airport) → Gander (Gander International Airport)
638 mi
1,027 km · 555 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
638 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAR — Caribou Municipal Airport · Caribou, United States
- YQX — Gander International Airport · Gander, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CAR
- PQI · Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle13 mi away
- YSL · St Leonard Airport22 mi away
- WFK · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport32 mi away
- HUL · Houlton International Airport53 mi away
Near YQX
- YYT · St. John's International Airport124 mi away
- YDF · Deer Lake Airport129 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAR from YQX?
The flight distance from Caribou (CAR) to Gander (YQX) is 638 miles (1,027 km, 555 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAR to YQX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 CAR to YQX?
Nonstop service on CAR–YQX 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 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Caribou and Gander?
Gander is 1.5 hours ahead of Caribou.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAR to YQX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAR–YQX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CAR to YQX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CAR–YQX 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.