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LEY to YCG: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
4,659 mi
7,498 km · 4,049 nm
9h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,659 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 mi away
Near YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEY from YCG?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Castlegar (YCG) is 4,659 miles (7,498 km, 4,049 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 36m 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 Lelystad and Castlegar?
Castlegar is 9 hours behind Lelystad.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LEY to YCG?
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