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LWT to YHY: distance & flight time
Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport) → Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport)
986 mi
1,586 km · 857 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
986 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LWT — Lewistown Municipal Airport · Lewistown, United States
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near LWT
- GTF · Great Falls International Airport94 mi away
- BIL · Billings Logan International Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field104 mi away
Near YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LWT from YHY?
The flight distance from Lewistown (LWT) to Hay River (YHY) is 986 miles (1,586 km, 857 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWT to YHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 LWT to YHY?
Nonstop service on LWT–YHY 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 2h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LWT to YHY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LWT–YHY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LWT to YHY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LWT–YHY 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.