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YCG to QBC: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Bella Coola (Bella Coola Airport)
445 mi
716 km · 387 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
445 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- QBC — Bella Coola Airport · Bella Coola, Canada
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 QBC
- YAA · Anahim Lake Airport55 mi away
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport123 mi away
- YAL · Alert Bay Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from QBC?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Bella Coola (QBC) is 445 miles (716 km, 387 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to QBC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 QBC?
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