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YQT to SSN: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Seoul East (Seoul Air Base (K-16))
6,099 mi
9,815 km · 5,300 nm
12h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,099 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- SSN — Seoul Air Base (K-16) · Seoul East, South Korea
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 SSN
- ICN · Incheon International Airport36 mi away
- SWU · Suwon Airport15 mi away
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport19 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base25 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from SSN?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Seoul East (SSN) is 6,099 miles (9,815 km, 5,300 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to SSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 26m 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 SSN?
Nonstop service on YQT–SSN 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 12h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Seoul East?
Seoul East is 13 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to SSN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–SSN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to SSN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–SSN 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.