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YPY to YCG: distance & flight time
Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
705 mi
1,135 km · 613 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
705 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, 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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPY from YCG?
The flight distance from Fort Chipewyan (YPY) to Castlegar (YCG) is 705 miles (1,135 km, 613 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPY to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Fort Chipewyan and Castlegar?
Castlegar is 1 hour behind Fort Chipewyan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPY to YCG?
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