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PIW to HZP: distance & flight time
Pikwitonei (Pikwitonei Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
567 mi
913 km · 493 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
567 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PIW — Pikwitonei Airport · Pikwitonei, Canada
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PIW
- YTD · Thicket Portage Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport31 mi away
- KES · Kelsey Airport40 mi away
- ZAC · York Landing Airport54 mi away
Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PIW from HZP?
The flight distance from Pikwitonei (PIW) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 567 miles (913 km, 493 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIW to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 PIW to HZP?
Nonstop service on PIW–HZP 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 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIW to HZP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PIW–HZP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PIW to HZP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PIW–HZP 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.