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YAM to MXF: distance & flight time
Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport) → Montgomery (Maxwell Air Force Base)
979 mi
1,576 km · 851 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
979 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAM — Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Sainte Marie, Canada
- MXF — Maxwell Air Force Base · Montgomery, 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 YAM
Near MXF
- MGM · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field36 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field42 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAM from MXF?
The flight distance from Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) to Montgomery (MXF) is 979 miles (1,576 km, 851 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAM to MXF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 YAM to MXF?
Nonstop service on YAM–MXF 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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sault Sainte Marie and Montgomery?
Montgomery is 1 hour behind Sault Sainte Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAM to MXF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAM–MXF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAM to MXF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAM–MXF 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.