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YLJ to KES: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Kelsey (Kelsey Airport)
492 mi
792 km · 428 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
492 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- KES — Kelsey Airport · Kelsey, Canada
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 KES
- ZAC · York Landing Airport17 mi away
- ILF · Ilford Airport35 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport40 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLJ from KES?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Kelsey (KES) is 492 miles (792 km, 428 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to KES?
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.
Are there nonstop flights from YLJ to KES?
Nonstop service on YLJ–KES 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 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLJ to KES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLJ–KES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YLJ to KES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLJ–KES 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.