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TVC to YAC: distance & flight time
Traverse City (Cherry Capital Airport) → Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport)
561 mi
903 km · 488 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
561 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m 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
- TVC — Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City, United States
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, 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 TVC
- MBL · Manistee Co Blacker Airport46 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport47 mi away
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport52 mi away
- LDM · Mason County Airport68 mi away
Near YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TVC from YAC?
The flight distance from Traverse City (TVC) to Cat Lake (YAC) is 561 miles (903 km, 488 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVC to YAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 TVC to YAC?
Nonstop service on TVC–YAC 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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Traverse City and Cat Lake?
Cat Lake is 1 hour behind Traverse City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVC to YAC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TVC–YAC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TVC to YAC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TVC–YAC 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.