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YQT to INS: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base)
1,558 mi
2,508 km · 1,354 nm
3h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,558 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 31m 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
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs, 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 INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from INS?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Indian Springs (INS) is 1,558 miles (2,508 km, 1,354 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to INS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 31m 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 INS?
Nonstop service on YQT–INS 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 3h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Indian Springs?
Indian Springs is 3 hours behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to INS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–INS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to INS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–INS 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.