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YQF to YCG: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
258 mi
415 km · 224 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
258 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- 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 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 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 YQF from YCG?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Castlegar (YCG) is 258 miles (415 km, 224 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 Red Deer Industrial and Castlegar?
Castlegar is 1 hour behind Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to YCG?
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