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YLJ to YXJ: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Fort Saint John (Fort St John Airport)
503 mi
809 km · 437 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
503 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
- YXJ — Fort St John Airport · Fort Saint John, 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 YXJ
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport51 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport103 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLJ from YXJ?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Fort Saint John (YXJ) is 503 miles (809 km, 437 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to YXJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 YXJ?
Nonstop service on YLJ–YXJ 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 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Meadow Lake and Fort Saint John?
Fort Saint John is 1 hour behind Meadow Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLJ to YXJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLJ–YXJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YLJ to YXJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLJ–YXJ 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.