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YHY to SBP: distance & flight time
Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport) → San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport)
1,782 mi
2,868 km · 1,549 nm
3h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,782 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 58m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Near SBP
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field26 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport30 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base35 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YHY from SBP?
The flight distance from Hay River (YHY) to San Luis Obispo (SBP) is 1,782 miles (2,868 km, 1,549 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YHY to SBP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 58m 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 YHY to SBP?
Nonstop service on YHY–SBP 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 3h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Hay River and San Luis Obispo?
San Luis Obispo is 1 hour behind Hay River.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YHY to SBP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YHY–SBP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YHY to SBP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YHY–SBP 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.