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YQT to BLI: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport)
1,506 mi
2,424 km · 1,309 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,506 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, 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 BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from BLI?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Bellingham (BLI) is 1,506 miles (2,424 km, 1,309 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to BLI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 Bellingham?
Bellingham is 3 hours behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to BLI?
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