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YPY to RIV: distance & flight time
Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport) → Riverside (March ARB Airport)
1,743 mi
2,804 km · 1,514 nm
3h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,743 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 53m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, Canada
- RIV — March ARB Airport · Riverside, United States
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 RIV
- RAL · Riverside Municipal Airport12 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport15 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport22 mi away
- ONT · Ontario International Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPY from RIV?
The flight distance from Fort Chipewyan (YPY) to Riverside (RIV) is 1,743 miles (2,804 km, 1,514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPY to RIV?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 53m 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 RIV?
Nonstop service on YPY–RIV 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 3h 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Chipewyan and Riverside?
Riverside is 1 hour behind Fort Chipewyan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPY to RIV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPY–RIV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YPY to RIV fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPY–RIV 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.