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GTF to YXJ: distance & flight time
Great Falls (Great Falls International Airport) → Fort Saint John (Fort St John Airport)
724 mi
1,165 km · 629 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GTF — Great Falls International Airport · Great Falls, United States
- YXJ — Fort St John Airport · Fort Saint John, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GTF
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport67 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport91 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport94 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 mi away
Near YXJ
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport51 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport103 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GTF from YXJ?
The flight distance from Great Falls (GTF) to Fort Saint John (YXJ) is 724 miles (1,165 km, 629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTF to YXJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 GTF to YXJ?
Nonstop service on GTF–YXJ 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 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Great Falls and Fort Saint John?
Fort Saint John is 1 hour behind Great Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GTF to YXJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GTF–YXJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GTF to YXJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GTF–YXJ 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.