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YAC to CGX: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Meigs Airport)
710 mi
1,143 km · 617 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
710 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- CGX — Chicago Meigs Airport · Chicago, United States
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 CGX
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport17 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport20 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from CGX?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Chicago (CGX) is 710 miles (1,143 km, 617 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to CGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 YAC to CGX?
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