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YPY to KES: distance & flight time
Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport) → Kelsey (Kelsey Airport)
574 mi
924 km · 499 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
574 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, Canada
- KES — Kelsey Airport · Kelsey, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near KES
- ZAC · York Landing Airport17 mi away
- ILF · Ilford Airport35 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport40 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPY from KES?
The flight distance from Fort Chipewyan (YPY) to Kelsey (KES) is 574 miles (924 km, 499 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPY to KES?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 YPY to KES?
Nonstop service on YPY–KES 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 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPY to KES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPY–KES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YPY to KES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPY–KES 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.