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YLJ to HZP: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
257 mi
413 km · 223 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
257 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLJ from HZP?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 257 miles (413 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 YLJ to HZP?
Nonstop service on YLJ–HZP 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 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLJ to HZP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLJ–HZP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YLJ to HZP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLJ–HZP 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.