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YKX to YQY: distance & flight time
Kirkland Lake (Kirkland Lake Airport) → Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport)
944 mi
1,519 km · 820 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
944 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKX — Kirkland Lake Airport · Kirkland Lake, Canada
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKX
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport36 mi away
- YUY · Rouyn Noranda Airport53 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power69 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport78 mi away
Near YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKX from YQY?
The flight distance from Kirkland Lake (YKX) to Sydney (YQY) is 944 miles (1,519 km, 820 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKX to YQY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 YKX to YQY?
Nonstop service on YKX–YQY 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 2h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Kirkland Lake and Sydney?
Sydney is 1 hour ahead of Kirkland Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKX to YQY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKX–YQY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKX to YQY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKX–YQY 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.