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YLJ to YXH: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport)
299 mi
481 km · 260 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
299 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, 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 YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLJ from YXH?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Medicine Hat (YXH) is 299 miles (481 km, 260 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to YXH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 YXH?
Nonstop service on YLJ–YXH 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 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLJ to YXH?
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Why are some YLJ to YXH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLJ–YXH 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.