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YCG to YVR: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport)
250 mi
403 km · 218 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
250 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m 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
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, 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 YVR
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport11 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport26 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from YVR?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Vancouver (YVR) is 250 miles (403 km, 218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to YVR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 YVR?
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