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LSE to YQT: distance & flight time
La Crosse (La Crosse Municipal Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
324 mi
521 km · 281 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LSE — La Crosse Municipal Airport · La Crosse, United States
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LSE
- VOK · Volk Field50 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport60 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport62 mi away
- EAU · Chippewa Valley Regional Airport69 mi away
Near YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LSE from YQT?
The flight distance from La Crosse (LSE) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 324 miles (521 km, 281 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LSE to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 LSE to YQT?
Nonstop service on LSE–YQT 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 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between La Crosse and Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay is 1 hour ahead of La Crosse.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LSE to YQT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LSE–YQT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LSE to YQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LSE–YQT 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.