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YAC to IAB: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Wichita (Mc Connell Air Force Base)
1,010 mi
1,625 km · 878 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,010 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m 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
- IAB — Mc Connell Air Force Base · Wichita, 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 IAB
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport9 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport30 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from IAB?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Wichita (IAB) is 1,010 miles (1,625 km, 878 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to IAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 40m 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 IAB?
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