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YAG to LGA: distance & flight time
Fort Frances (Fort Frances Municipal Airport) → New York (La Guardia Airport)
1,100 mi
1,770 km · 955 nm
2h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,100 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 51m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YAG — Fort Frances Municipal Airport · Fort Frances, Canada
- LGA — La Guardia Airport · New York, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YAG
- INL · Falls International Airport6 mi away
- BDE · Baudette International Airport54 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport83 mi away
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport87 mi away
Near LGA
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAG from LGA?
The flight distance from Fort Frances (YAG) to New York (LGA) is 1,100 miles (1,770 km, 955 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAG to LGA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 51m 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 YAG to LGA?
Nonstop service on YAG–LGA 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 2h 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Frances and New York?
New York is 1 hour ahead of Fort Frances.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAG to LGA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAG–LGA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAG to LGA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAG–LGA 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.