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CXH to QBC: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome) → Bella Coola (Bella Coola Airport)
262 mi
422 km · 228 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
262 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CXH — Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome · Vancouver, Canada
- QBC — Bella Coola Airport · Bella Coola, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CXH
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport16 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport25 mi away
- YSE · Squamish Airport34 mi away
Near QBC
- YAA · Anahim Lake Airport55 mi away
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport123 mi away
- YAL · Alert Bay Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CXH from QBC?
The flight distance from Vancouver (CXH) to Bella Coola (QBC) is 262 miles (422 km, 228 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CXH to QBC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 cheapest way to fly from CXH to QBC?
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