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YCG to TUS: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Tucson (Tucson International Airport)
1,236 mi
1,990 km · 1,074 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,236 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m 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
- TUS — Tucson International Airport · Tucson, 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 TUS
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base5 mi away
- AVW · Marana Regional Airport26 mi away
- MZJ · Pinal Airpark35 mi away
- OLS · Nogales International Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from TUS?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Tucson (TUS) is 1,236 miles (1,990 km, 1,074 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to TUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 TUS?
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