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YQT to MBS: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Saginaw (MBS International Airport)
418 mi
673 km · 364 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
418 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MBS — MBS International Airport · Saginaw, 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 MBS
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport34 mi away
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport36 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport43 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from MBS?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Saginaw (MBS) is 418 miles (673 km, 364 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to MBS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 MBS?
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