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YCG to YSE: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Squamish (Squamish Airport)
250 mi
403 km · 217 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
250 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YSE — Squamish Airport · Squamish, 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 YSE
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport41 mi away
- YWS · Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome27 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome34 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from YSE?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Squamish (YSE) is 250 miles (403 km, 217 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to YSE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 YSE?
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