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YQH to IRC: distance & flight time
Watson Lake (Watson Lake Airport) → Circle (Circle City /New/ Airport)
618 mi
994 km · 537 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
618 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- IRC — Circle City /New/ Airport · Circle, 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 IRC
- CEM · Central Airport27 mi away
- CIK · Chalkyitsik Airport57 mi away
- FYU · Fort Yukon Airport61 mi away
- WBQ · Beaver Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQH from IRC?
The flight distance from Watson Lake (YQH) to Circle (IRC) is 618 miles (994 km, 537 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQH to IRC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 YQH to IRC?
Nonstop service on YQH–IRC 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 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Watson Lake and Circle?
Circle is 1 hour behind Watson Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQH to IRC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQH–IRC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQH to IRC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQH–IRC 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.