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YQT to PCN: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Picton (Picton Aerodrome)
8,534 mi
13,734 km · 7,416 nm
17h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,534 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 12m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- PCN — Picton Aerodrome · Picton, New Zealand
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 PCN
- BHE · Woodbourne Airport13 mi away
- NSN · Nelson Airport38 mi away
- WLG · Wellington International Airport44 mi away
- MZP · Motueka Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from PCN?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Picton (PCN) is 8,534 miles (13,734 km, 7,416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to PCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Picton?
Picton is 16 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to PCN?
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