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YPL to HZP: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
951 mi
1,530 km · 826 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
951 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, 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 YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 mi away
Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from HZP?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 951 miles (1,530 km, 826 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 YPL to HZP?
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