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FRD to YCD: distance & flight time
Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor Airport) → Nanaimo (Nanaimo Airport)
53 mi
86 km · 46 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
53 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m 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
- FRD — Friday Harbor Airport · Friday Harbor, United States
- YCD — Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FRD
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport5 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport47 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport14 mi away
- YWH · Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base18 mi away
Near YCD
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport32 mi away
- ZNA · Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport10 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base22 mi away
- YYJ · Victoria International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRD from YCD?
The flight distance from Friday Harbor (FRD) to Nanaimo (YCD) is 53 miles (86 km, 46 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRD to YCD?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 FRD to YCD?
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