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YQT to HZP: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
1,114 mi
1,792 km · 968 nm
2h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,114 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from HZP?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 1,114 miles (1,792 km, 968 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 53m 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 HZP?
Nonstop service on YQT–HZP 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 2h 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to HZP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–HZP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to HZP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–HZP 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.