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HZP to YAC: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport)
883 mi
1,421 km · 767 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
883 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Near YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HZP from YAC?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Cat Lake (YAC) is 883 miles (1,421 km, 767 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to YAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 cheapest way to fly from HZP to YAC?
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