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YCD to YVR: distance & flight time
Nanaimo (Nanaimo Airport) → Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport)
32 mi
52 km · 28 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
32 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YCD — Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo, Canada
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YCD
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport32 mi away
- ZNA · Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport10 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base22 mi away
- YYJ · Victoria International Airport35 mi away
Near YVR
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport11 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport26 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCD from YVR?
The flight distance from Nanaimo (YCD) to Vancouver (YVR) is 32 miles (52 km, 28 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCD to YVR?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m 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 YCD to YVR?
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