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YLJ to OWB: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Owensboro (Owensboro Daviess County Airport)
1,516 mi
2,440 km · 1,317 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,516 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
- OWB — Owensboro Daviess County Airport · Owensboro, 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 OWB
- EVV · Evansville Regional Airport29 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field66 mi away
- BWG · Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport67 mi away
- HOP · Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell) Air Field76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLJ from OWB?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Owensboro (OWB) is 1,516 miles (2,440 km, 1,317 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to OWB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 OWB?
Nonstop service on YLJ–OWB 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 3h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Meadow Lake and Owensboro?
Owensboro is 1 hour ahead of Meadow Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLJ to OWB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLJ–OWB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YLJ to OWB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLJ–OWB 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.