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YQT to TPA: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
1,455 mi
2,342 km · 1,265 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,455 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TPA — Tampa International Airport · Tampa, 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 TPA
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport7 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from TPA?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Tampa (TPA) is 1,455 miles (2,342 km, 1,265 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to TPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 TPA?
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