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YGX to HZP: distance & flight time
Gillam (Gillam Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
644 mi
1,036 km · 559 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
644 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YGX — Gillam Airport · Gillam, Canada
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YGX
- ILF · Ilford Airport40 mi away
- ZAC · York Landing Airport56 mi away
- KES · Kelsey Airport73 mi away
- YOH · Oxford House Airport101 mi away
Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YGX from HZP?
The flight distance from Gillam (YGX) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 644 miles (1,036 km, 559 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YGX to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 YGX to HZP?
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