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HYS to YQT: distance & flight time
Hays (Hays Regional Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
824 mi
1,326 km · 716 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
824 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, 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 HYS
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport41 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport83 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport84 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 HYS from YQT?
The flight distance from Hays (HYS) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 824 miles (1,326 km, 716 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HYS to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 Hays and Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay is 1 hour ahead of Hays.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HYS to YQT?
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