Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YQT to VPZ: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Valparaiso IN (Porter County Municipal Airport)
491 mi
790 km · 427 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading south
See live YQT→VPZ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
491 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m 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
- VPZ — Porter County Municipal Airport · Valparaiso IN, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 VPZ
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport59 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport20 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport24 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from VPZ?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Valparaiso IN (VPZ) is 491 miles (790 km, 427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to VPZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 VPZ?
Nonstop service on YQT–VPZ 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 1h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to VPZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–VPZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to VPZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–VPZ 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.