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YPL to MDW: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport)
678 mi
1,090 km · 589 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
678 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- MDW — Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago, United States
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 MDW
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport15 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport21 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from MDW?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Chicago (MDW) is 678 miles (1,090 km, 589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to MDW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 MDW?
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