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YAC to BES: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
3,641 mi
5,859 km · 3,164 nm
7h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,641 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from BES?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Brest (BES) is 3,641 miles (5,859 km, 3,164 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 36m 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 time difference between Cat Lake and Brest?
Brest is 7 hours ahead of Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to BES?
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