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YQH to HNS: distance & flight time
Watson Lake (Watson Lake Airport) → Haines (Haines Airport)
241 mi
388 km · 210 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
241 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m 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
- HNS — Haines Airport · Haines, 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 HNS
- SGY · Skagway Airport17 mi away
- GST · Gustavus Airport57 mi away
- JNU · Juneau International Airport70 mi away
- FNR · Funter Bay Seaplane Base72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQH from HNS?
The flight distance from Watson Lake (YQH) to Haines (HNS) is 241 miles (388 km, 210 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQH to HNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 HNS?
Nonstop service on YQH–HNS 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 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Watson Lake and Haines?
Haines is 1 hour behind Watson Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQH to HNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQH–HNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQH to HNS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQH–HNS 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.