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YQT to PLU: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport)
5,481 mi
8,821 km · 4,763 nm
11h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,481 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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 PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from PLU?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Belo Horizonte (PLU) is 5,481 miles (8,821 km, 4,763 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to PLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 13m 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 PLU?
Nonstop service on YQT–PLU 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 11h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Belo Horizonte?
Belo Horizonte is 2 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to PLU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–PLU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to PLU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–PLU 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.