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YKG to BUF: distance & flight time
Kangirsuk (Kangirsuk Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
1,236 mi
1,990 km · 1,074 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,236 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m 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
- YKG — Kangirsuk Airport · Kangirsuk, Canada
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKG
- YPJ · Aupaluk Airport52 mi away
- YQC · Quaqtaq Airport72 mi away
- YTQ · Tasiujaq Airport94 mi away
- YWB · Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport126 mi away
Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKG from BUF?
The flight distance from Kangirsuk (YKG) to Buffalo (BUF) is 1,236 miles (1,990 km, 1,074 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKG to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 YKG to BUF?
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