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GVR to YCG: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
6,585 mi
10,598 km · 5,723 nm
13h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,585 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- 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 GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 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 GVR from YCG?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to Castlegar (YCG) is 6,585 miles (10,598 km, 5,723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 23m 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 Governador Valadares and Castlegar?
Castlegar is 4 hours behind Governador Valadares.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVR to YCG?
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