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VEY to HZP: distance & flight time
Vestmannaeyjar (Vestmannaeyjar Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
2,877 mi
4,630 km · 2,500 nm
6h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,877 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- VEY — Vestmannaeyjar Airport · Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
- 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 VEY
- RKV · Reykjavik Airport70 mi away
- KEF · Keflavik International Airport81 mi away
- GUU · Grundarfjörður Airport140 mi away
Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEY from HZP?
The flight distance from Vestmannaeyjar (VEY) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 2,877 miles (4,630 km, 2,500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEY to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEY to HZP?
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