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YBS to LAX: distance & flight time
Musselwhite Mine (Opapimiskan Lake Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,889 mi
3,040 km · 1,641 nm
4h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,889 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 10m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YBS — Opapimiskan Lake Airport · Musselwhite Mine, Canada
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YBS
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport36 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport46 mi away
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport50 mi away
- SUR · Summer Beaver Airport77 mi away
Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBS from LAX?
The flight distance from Musselwhite Mine (YBS) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,889 miles (3,040 km, 1,641 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBS to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 10m 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 YBS to LAX?
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