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YQH to ANC: distance & flight time
Watson Lake (Watson Lake Airport) → Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
718 mi
1,155 km · 624 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
718 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YQH — Watson Lake Airport · Watson Lake, Canada
- ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YQH
- YDL · Dease Lake Airport125 mi away
- YZW · Teslin Airport135 mi away
Near ANC
- MRI · Merrill Field6 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base8 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQH from ANC?
The flight distance from Watson Lake (YQH) to Anchorage (ANC) is 718 miles (1,155 km, 624 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQH to ANC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 YQH to ANC?
Nonstop service on YQH–ANC 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 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Watson Lake and Anchorage?
Anchorage is 1 hour behind Watson Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQH to ANC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQH–ANC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQH to ANC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQH–ANC 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.