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YCG to CLD: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
1,117 mi
1,798 km · 971 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,117 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, 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 CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from CLD?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 1,117 miles (1,798 km, 971 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m 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 YCG to CLD?
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