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YQT to BEC: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Wichita (Beech Factory Airport)
837 mi
1,348 km · 728 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
837 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- BEC — Beech Factory Airport · Wichita, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 mi away
Near BEC
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport12 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport25 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from BEC?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Wichita (BEC) is 837 miles (1,348 km, 728 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to BEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 time difference between Thunder Bay and Wichita?
Wichita is 1 hour behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to BEC?
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