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HZP to YKQ: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Waskaganish (Waskaganish Airport)
1,370 mi
2,205 km · 1,191 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,370 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m 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
- YKQ — Waskaganish Airport · Waskaganish, 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 YKQ
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport53 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport81 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport106 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HZP from YKQ?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Waskaganish (YKQ) is 1,370 miles (2,205 km, 1,191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to YKQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m 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 YKQ?
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