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YHY to YEG: distance & flight time
Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport) → Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport)
527 mi
848 km · 458 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
527 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada
- YEG — Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton, Canada
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 YEG
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport18 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport79 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport82 mi away
- YZU · Whitecourt Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YHY from YEG?
The flight distance from Hay River (YHY) to Edmonton (YEG) is 527 miles (848 km, 458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YHY to YEG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 YEG?
Nonstop service on YHY–YEG 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 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YHY to YEG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YHY–YEG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YHY to YEG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YHY–YEG 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.