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YDQ to KES: distance & flight time
Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Airport) → Kelsey (Kelsey Airport)
913 mi
1,469 km · 793 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
913 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YDQ — Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek, Canada
- KES — Kelsey Airport · Kelsey, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YDQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport111 mi away
Near KES
- ZAC · York Landing Airport17 mi away
- ILF · Ilford Airport35 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport40 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YDQ from KES?
The flight distance from Dawson Creek (YDQ) to Kelsey (KES) is 913 miles (1,469 km, 793 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDQ to KES?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 YDQ to KES?
Nonstop service on YDQ–KES 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 2h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDQ to KES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YDQ–KES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YDQ to KES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YDQ–KES 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.