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YQT to SAD: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Safford (Safford Regional Airport)
1,502 mi
2,418 km · 1,305 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,502 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, 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 SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from SAD?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Safford (SAD) is 1,502 miles (2,418 km, 1,305 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to SAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 SAD?
Nonstop service on YQT–SAD 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 3h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Safford?
Safford is 3 hours behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to SAD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–SAD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to SAD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–SAD 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.