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YCG to BLI: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport)
225 mi
362 km · 195 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
225 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Near BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from BLI?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Bellingham (BLI) is 225 miles (362 km, 195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to BLI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 YCG to BLI?
Nonstop service on YCG–BLI 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 1h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCG to BLI?
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Why are some YCG to BLI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YCG–BLI 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.