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YQT to KEL: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
3,942 mi
6,343 km · 3,425 nm
8h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,942 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
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 KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from KEL?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Kiel (KEL) is 3,942 miles (6,343 km, 3,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to KEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 12m 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 Kiel?
Kiel is 6 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to KEL?
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