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YQH to YDA: distance & flight time
Watson Lake (Watson Lake Airport) → Dawson (Dawson City Airport)
429 mi
690 km · 373 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
429 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YQH — Watson Lake Airport · Watson Lake, Canada
- YDA — Dawson City Airport · Dawson, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQH
- YDL · Dease Lake Airport125 mi away
- YZW · Teslin Airport135 mi away
Near YDA
- EAA · Eagle Airport79 mi away
- YMA · Mayo Airport104 mi away
- ORT · Northway Airport114 mi away
- YXQ · Beaver Creek Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQH from YDA?
The flight distance from Watson Lake (YQH) to Dawson (YDA) is 429 miles (690 km, 373 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQH to YDA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 cheapest way to fly from YQH to YDA?
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