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YDQ to YLW: distance & flight time
Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Airport) → Kelowna (Kelowna International Airport)
401 mi
646 km · 349 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
401 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YLW — Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna, 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 YLW
- YVE · Vernon Airport20 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport36 mi away
- YSN · Shuswap Regional Airport51 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YDQ from YLW?
The flight distance from Dawson Creek (YDQ) to Kelowna (YLW) is 401 miles (646 km, 349 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDQ to YLW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 YDQ to YLW?
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