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YQS to UPB: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Baracoa Playa (Playa Baracoa Airport)
1,366 mi
2,199 km · 1,187 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,366 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, Canada
- UPB — Playa Baracoa Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 mi away
Near UPB
- HAV · José Martí International Airport11 mi away
- QSN · San Nicolas De Bari Airport46 mi away
- VRA · Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport73 mi away
- VRO · Kawama Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQS from UPB?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Baracoa Playa (UPB) is 1,366 miles (2,199 km, 1,187 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to UPB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 YQS to UPB?
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