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YPY to YLJ: distance & flight time
Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport) → Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport)
336 mi
540 km · 292 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
336 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, Canada
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, 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 YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPY from YLJ?
The flight distance from Fort Chipewyan (YPY) to Meadow Lake (YLJ) is 336 miles (540 km, 292 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPY to YLJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 YLJ?
Nonstop service on YPY–YLJ 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 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPY to YLJ?
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Why are some YPY to YLJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPY–YLJ 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.