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PVU to YCD: distance & flight time
Provo (Provo Municipal Airport) → Nanaimo (Nanaimo Airport)
852 mi
1,371 km · 740 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
852 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PVU — Provo Municipal Airport · Provo, United States
- YCD — Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PVU
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport42 mi away
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base64 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field66 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport69 mi away
Near YCD
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport32 mi away
- ZNA · Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport10 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base22 mi away
- YYJ · Victoria International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PVU from YCD?
The flight distance from Provo (PVU) to Nanaimo (YCD) is 852 miles (1,371 km, 740 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVU to YCD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 PVU to YCD?
Nonstop service on PVU–YCD 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 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Provo and Nanaimo?
Nanaimo is 1 hour behind Provo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PVU to YCD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PVU–YCD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PVU to YCD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PVU–YCD 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.