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YAC to YQT: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
257 mi
414 km · 223 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
257 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from YQT?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 257 miles (414 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YAC to YQT?
Nonstop service on YAC–YQT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cat Lake and Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay is 1 hour ahead of Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to YQT?
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Why are some YAC to YQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAC–YQT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.