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GBD to YHY: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport)
1,717 mi
2,764 km · 1,492 nm
3h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,717 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 50m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 mi away
Near YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBD from YHY?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Hay River (YHY) is 1,717 miles (2,764 km, 1,492 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to YHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 50m 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 time difference between Great Bend and Hay River?
Hay River is 1 hour behind Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to YHY?
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