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EED to YQT: distance & flight time
Needles (Needles Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
1,598 mi
2,572 km · 1,389 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,598 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, 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 EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 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 EED from YQT?
The flight distance from Needles (EED) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 1,598 miles (2,572 km, 1,389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EED to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 EED to YQT?
Nonstop service on EED–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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EED to YQT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on EED–YQT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some EED to YQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain EED–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.