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YKQ to YTL: distance & flight time
Waskaganish (Waskaganish Airport) → Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport)
494 mi
794 km · 429 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
494 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YKQ — Waskaganish Airport · Waskaganish, Canada
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKQ
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport53 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport81 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport106 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau Airport114 mi away
Near YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKQ from YTL?
The flight distance from Waskaganish (YKQ) to Big Trout Lake (YTL) is 494 miles (794 km, 429 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKQ to YTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 Waskaganish and Big Trout Lake?
Big Trout Lake is 1 hour behind Waskaganish.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKQ to YTL?
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