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YPL to YPY: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport)
963 mi
1,549 km · 837 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
963 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, 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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from YPY?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY) is 963 miles (1,549 km, 837 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to YPY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 time difference between Pickle Lake and Fort Chipewyan?
Fort Chipewyan is 1 hour behind Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to YPY?
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