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YCG to YBY: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Bonnyville (Bonnyville Airport)
454 mi
730 km · 394 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
454 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
- YBY — Bonnyville Airport · Bonnyville, 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 YBY
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake20 mi away
- YVG · Vermilion Airport66 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport74 mi away
- YLJ · Meadow Lake Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from YBY?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Bonnyville (YBY) is 454 miles (730 km, 394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to YBY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 time difference between Castlegar and Bonnyville?
Bonnyville is 1 hour ahead of Castlegar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCG to YBY?
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