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YCR to YQF: distance & flight time
Cross Lake (Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport) → Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport)
684 mi
1,101 km · 594 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
684 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YCR — Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport · Cross Lake, Canada
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YCR
- ZJG · Jenpeg Airport13 mi away
- YNE · Norway House Airport45 mi away
- YTD · Thicket Portage Airport49 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport72 mi away
Near YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCR from YQF?
The flight distance from Cross Lake (YCR) to Red Deer Industrial (YQF) is 684 miles (1,101 km, 594 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCR to YQF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YCR to YQF?
Nonstop service on YCR–YQF depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cross Lake and Red Deer Industrial?
Red Deer Industrial is 1 hour behind Cross Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCR to YQF?
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