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YAG to YQT: distance & flight time
Fort Frances (Fort Frances Municipal Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
189 mi
305 km · 165 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
189 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m 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
- 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 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 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 YAG from YQT?
The flight distance from Fort Frances (YAG) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 189 miles (305 km, 165 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAG to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 YQT?
Nonstop service on YAG–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 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay is 1 hour ahead of Fort Frances.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAG to YQT?
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Why are some YAG to YQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAG–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.