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CYT to YQH: distance & flight time
Yakataga (Yakataga Airport) → Watson Lake (Watson Lake Airport)
470 mi
757 km · 409 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
470 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- CYT — Yakataga Airport · Yakataga, United States
- YQH — Watson Lake Airport · Watson Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CYT
- CDV · Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport106 mi away
- YAK · Yakutat Airport106 mi away
- YDB · Burwash Airport147 mi away
- VDZ · Valdez Pioneer Field147 mi away
Near YQH
- YDL · Dease Lake Airport125 mi away
- YZW · Teslin Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CYT from YQH?
The flight distance from Yakataga (CYT) to Watson Lake (YQH) is 470 miles (757 km, 409 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CYT to YQH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 CYT to YQH?
Nonstop service on CYT–YQH 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 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yakataga and Watson Lake?
Watson Lake is 1 hour ahead of Yakataga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CYT to YQH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CYT–YQH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CYT to YQH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CYT–YQH 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.