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YDQ to YHY: distance & flight time
Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Airport) → Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport)
387 mi
622 km · 336 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
387 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YDQ — Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek, Canada
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, 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 YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YDQ from YHY?
The flight distance from Dawson Creek (YDQ) to Hay River (YHY) is 387 miles (622 km, 336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDQ to YHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 YHY?
Nonstop service on YDQ–YHY 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 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Dawson Creek and Hay River?
Hay River is 1 hour ahead of Dawson Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDQ to YHY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YDQ–YHY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YDQ to YHY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YDQ–YHY 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.