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RDR to YQT: distance & flight time
Red River (Grand Forks Air Force Base) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
373 mi
600 km · 324 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
373 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- RDR — Grand Forks Air Force Base · Red River, 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 RDR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport57 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport68 mi away
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport70 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 RDR from YQT?
The flight distance from Red River (RDR) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 373 miles (600 km, 324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDR to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 RDR to YQT?
Nonstop service on RDR–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 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red River and Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay is 1 hour ahead of Red River.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RDR to YQT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RDR–YQT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RDR to YQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RDR–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.