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YQT to BFK: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Buckley (Buckley Air Force Base)
970 mi
1,560 km · 843 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
970 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- BFK — Buckley Air Force Base · Buckley, 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 BFK
- DEN · Denver International Airport12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from BFK?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Buckley (BFK) is 970 miles (1,560 km, 843 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to BFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 Buckley?
Buckley is 2 hours behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to BFK?
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