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YLJ to DRO: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Durango (Durango La Plata County Airport)
1,173 mi
1,888 km · 1,020 nm
3h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,173 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 1m 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
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
- DRO — Durango La Plata County Airport · Durango, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 mi away
Near DRO
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport39 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport56 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLJ from DRO?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Durango (DRO) is 1,173 miles (1,888 km, 1,020 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to DRO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 1m 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 YLJ to DRO?
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