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YQF to HWD: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Hayward (Hayward Executive Airport)
1,080 mi
1,737 km · 938 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,080 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
- HWD — Hayward Executive Airport · Hayward, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 mi away
Near HWD
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQF from HWD?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Hayward (HWD) is 1,080 miles (1,737 km, 938 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to HWD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m 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 YQF to HWD?
Nonstop service on YQF–HWD 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 2h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red Deer Industrial and Hayward?
Hayward is 1 hour behind Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to HWD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQF–HWD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQF to HWD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQF–HWD 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.