Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YHY to HFN: distance & flight time
Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport) → Hofn (Hornafjörður Airport)
2,872 mi
4,623 km · 2,496 nm
6h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
See live YHY→HFN fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,872 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 6m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada
- HFN — Hornafjörður Airport · Hofn, Iceland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Near HFN
- EGS · Egilsstaðir Airport72 mi away
- NOR · Norðfjörður Airport72 mi away
- VPN · Vopnafjörður Airport99 mi away
- MVA · Reykjahlíð Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YHY from HFN?
The flight distance from Hay River (YHY) to Hofn (HFN) is 2,872 miles (4,623 km, 2,496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YHY to HFN?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 6m 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 time difference between Hay River and Hofn?
Hofn is 6 hours ahead of Hay River.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YHY to HFN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YHY–HFN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.