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YQT to LAL: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Lakeland (Lakeland Linder International Airport)
1,461 mi
2,352 km · 1,270 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,461 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LAL — Lakeland Linder International Airport · Lakeland, 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 LAL
- TPA · Tampa International Airport31 mi away
- MCO · Orlando International Airport53 mi away
- BOW · Bartow Municipal Airport15 mi away
- GIF · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from LAL?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Lakeland (LAL) is 1,461 miles (2,352 km, 1,270 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to LAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 39m 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 cheapest way to fly from YQT to LAL?
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