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YQT to DQA: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Daqing (Saertu Airport)
5,546 mi
8,925 km · 4,819 nm
11h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,546 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- DQA — Saertu Airport · Daqing, China
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 DQA
- NDG · Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport67 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport94 mi away
- DTU · Wudalianchi Dedu Airport126 mi away
- YSQ · Songyuan Chaganhu Airport128 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from DQA?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Daqing (DQA) is 5,546 miles (8,925 km, 4,819 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to DQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YQT to DQA?
Nonstop service on YQT–DQA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Daqing?
Daqing is 12 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to DQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–DQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to DQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–DQA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.