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HZP to YXS: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Prince George (Prince George Airport)
491 mi
790 km · 426 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
491 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YXS — Prince George Airport · Prince George, 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 YXS
- YQZ · Quesnel Airport60 mi away
- YWL · Williams Lake Airport121 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport131 mi away
- YAA · Anahim Lake Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HZP from YXS?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Prince George (YXS) is 491 miles (790 km, 426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to YXS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from HZP to YXS?
Nonstop service on HZP–YXS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HZP to YXS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HZP–YXS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HZP to YXS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HZP–YXS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.