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YQT to YXL: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout Airport)
167 mi
269 km · 146 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
167 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- YXL — Sioux Lookout Airport · Sioux Lookout, Canada
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 YXL
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport42 mi away
- ZUC · Ignace Municipal Airport48 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport93 mi away
- YRL · Red Lake Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQT from YXL?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Sioux Lookout (YXL) is 167 miles (269 km, 146 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to YXL?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 time difference between Thunder Bay and Sioux Lookout?
Sioux Lookout is 1 hour behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to YXL?
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