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YCG to KLS: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Kelso (Southwest Washington Regional Airport)
329 mi
529 km · 286 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
329 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
- KLS — Southwest Washington Regional Airport · Kelso, 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 KLS
- PDX · Portland International Airport39 mi away
- CLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport39 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport40 mi away
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from KLS?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Kelso (KLS) is 329 miles (529 km, 286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to KLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 KLS?
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