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YDA to YQH: distance & flight time
Dawson (Dawson City Airport) → Watson Lake (Watson Lake Airport)
429 mi
690 km · 373 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
429 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YDA — Dawson City Airport · Dawson, Canada
- YQH — Watson Lake Airport · Watson Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YDA
- EAA · Eagle Airport79 mi away
- YMA · Mayo Airport104 mi away
- ORT · Northway Airport114 mi away
- YXQ · Beaver Creek Airport125 mi away
Near YQH
- YDL · Dease Lake Airport125 mi away
- YZW · Teslin Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YDA from YQH?
The flight distance from Dawson (YDA) to Watson Lake (YQH) is 429 miles (690 km, 373 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDA to YQH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 YDA to YQH?
Nonstop service on YDA–YQH 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 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDA to YQH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YDA–YQH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YDA to YQH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YDA–YQH tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.