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YHT to YQH: distance & flight time
Haines Junction (Haines Junction Airport) → Watson Lake (Watson Lake Airport)
301 mi
484 km · 261 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
301 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- YHT — Haines Junction Airport · Haines Junction, Canada
- YQH — Watson Lake Airport · Watson Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YHT
- YDB · Burwash Airport64 mi away
- YXY · Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport84 mi away
- YAK · Yakutat Airport115 mi away
- SGY · Skagway Airport120 mi away
Near YQH
- YDL · Dease Lake Airport125 mi away
- YZW · Teslin Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YHT from YQH?
The flight distance from Haines Junction (YHT) to Watson Lake (YQH) is 301 miles (484 km, 261 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YHT to YQH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 YHT to YQH?
Nonstop service on YHT–YQH 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 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YHT to YQH?
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Why are some YHT to YQH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YHT–YQH 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.