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FRD to YCG: distance & flight time
Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
251 mi
403 km · 218 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
251 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, 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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRD from YCG?
The flight distance from Friday Harbor (FRD) to Castlegar (YCG) is 251 miles (403 km, 218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRD to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 YCG?
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