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YNC to HZP: distance & flight time
Wemindji (Wemindji Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
1,317 mi
2,120 km · 1,144 nm
3h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,317 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 20m 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
- YNC — Wemindji Airport · Wemindji, 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.
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Near YNC
- YKU · Chisasibi Airport55 mi away
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport56 mi away
- YGL · La Grande Rivière Airport63 mi away
- YKQ · Waskaganish Airport106 mi away
Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YNC from HZP?
The flight distance from Wemindji (YNC) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 1,317 miles (2,120 km, 1,144 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YNC to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YNC to HZP?
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