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SLC to YQX: distance & flight time
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport) → Gander (Gander International Airport)
2,798 mi
4,503 km · 2,431 nm
5h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,798 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City, United States
- YQX — Gander International Airport · Gander, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SLC
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base23 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport28 mi away
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport42 mi away
- BMC · Brigham City Regional Airport53 mi away
Near YQX
- YYT · St. John's International Airport124 mi away
- YDF · Deer Lake Airport129 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLC from YQX?
The flight distance from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Gander (YQX) is 2,798 miles (4,503 km, 2,431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLC to YQX?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 57m 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 SLC to YQX?
Nonstop service on SLC–YQX 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 5h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salt Lake City and Gander?
Gander is 3.5 hours ahead of Salt Lake City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLC to YQX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLC–YQX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLC to YQX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLC–YQX 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.