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YQT to HRB: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Harbin (Taiping Airport)
5,597 mi
9,007 km · 4,863 nm
11h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,597 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 26m 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
- HRB — Taiping Airport · Harbin, 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 HRB
- DQA · Saertu Airport94 mi away
- YSQ · Songyuan Chaganhu Airport95 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from HRB?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Harbin (HRB) is 5,597 miles (9,007 km, 4,863 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to HRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 26m 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 HRB?
Nonstop service on YQT–HRB 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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Harbin?
Harbin is 12 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to HRB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–HRB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to HRB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–HRB 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.