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CHS to YQT: distance & flight time
Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
1,173 mi
1,887 km · 1,019 nm
3h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,173 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 1m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, 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 CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 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 CHS from YQT?
The flight distance from Charleston (CHS) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 1,173 miles (1,887 km, 1,019 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHS to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 1m 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 CHS to YQT?
Nonstop service on CHS–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 3h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CHS to YQT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CHS–YQT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CHS to YQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CHS–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.