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LGH to YXH: distance & flight time
Leigh Creek (Leigh Creek Airport) → Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport)
8,702 mi
14,004 km · 7,561 nm
17h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-15.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,702 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGH — Leigh Creek Airport · Leigh Creek, Australia
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LGH
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport93 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield103 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport110 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport138 mi away
Near YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGH from YXH?
The flight distance from Leigh Creek (LGH) to Medicine Hat (YXH) is 8,702 miles (14,004 km, 7,561 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGH to YXH?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 32m 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 Leigh Creek and Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat is 15.5 hours behind Leigh Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGH to YXH?
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