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YAC to DBQ: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport)
646 mi
1,040 km · 562 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
646 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m 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
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, 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 DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from DBQ?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Dubuque IA (DBQ) is 646 miles (1,040 km, 562 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to DBQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 DBQ?
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