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GRR to YQT: distance & flight time
Grand Rapids (Gerald R. Ford International Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
421 mi
678 km · 366 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
421 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- GRR — Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids, United States
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GRR
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport41 mi away
- BTL · W K Kellogg Airport42 mi away
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport45 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport48 mi away
Near YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRR from YQT?
The flight distance from Grand Rapids (GRR) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 421 miles (678 km, 366 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRR to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 GRR to YQT?
Nonstop service on GRR–YQT 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 1h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRR to YQT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GRR–YQT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GRR to YQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GRR–YQT 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.