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ELP to YXH: distance & flight time
El Paso (El Paso International Airport) → Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport)
1,278 mi
2,057 km · 1,111 nm
3h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,278 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 15m 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
- ELP — El Paso International Airport · El Paso, United States
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELP
- BIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)3 mi away
- CJS · Abraham González International Airport12 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field37 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport46 mi away
Near YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELP from YXH?
The flight distance from El Paso (ELP) to Medicine Hat (YXH) is 1,278 miles (2,057 km, 1,111 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELP to YXH?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 15m 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 ELP to YXH?
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