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HZP to YXJ: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Fort Saint John (Fort St John Airport)
351 mi
564 km · 305 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
351 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- 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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from YXJ?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Fort Saint John (YXJ) is 351 miles (564 km, 305 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to YXJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 YXJ?
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