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FAT to YXH: distance & flight time
Fresno (Fresno Yosemite International Airport) → Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport)
1,019 mi
1,639 km · 885 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,019 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FAT — Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno, 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 FAT
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport26 mi away
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport33 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport36 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport54 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 FAT from YXH?
The flight distance from Fresno (FAT) to Medicine Hat (YXH) is 1,019 miles (1,639 km, 885 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAT to YXH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 FAT to YXH?
Nonstop service on FAT–YXH 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 2h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fresno and Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat is 1 hour ahead of Fresno.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FAT to YXH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FAT–YXH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FAT to YXH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FAT–YXH 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.