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YFH to YXH: distance & flight time
Fort Hope (Fort Hope Airport) → Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport)
998 mi
1,606 km · 867 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
998 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YFH — Fort Hope Airport · Fort Hope, Canada
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YFH
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- SUR · Summer Beaver Airport84 mi away
- YOG · Ogoki Post Airport86 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
Near YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YFH from YXH?
The flight distance from Fort Hope (YFH) to Medicine Hat (YXH) is 998 miles (1,606 km, 867 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YFH to YXH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 YFH to YXH?
Nonstop service on YFH–YXH 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 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Hope and Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat is 2 hours behind Fort Hope.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YFH to YXH?
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Why are some YFH to YXH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YFH–YXH 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.