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YQZ to YCG: distance & flight time
Quesnel (Quesnel Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
333 mi
536 km · 289 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
333 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YQZ — Quesnel Airport · Quesnel, Canada
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQZ
- YXS · Prince George Airport60 mi away
- YWL · Williams Lake Airport61 mi away
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport102 mi away
- YAA · Anahim Lake Airport123 mi away
Near YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQZ from YCG?
The flight distance from Quesnel (YQZ) to Castlegar (YCG) is 333 miles (536 km, 289 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQZ to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 YQZ to YCG?
Nonstop service on YQZ–YCG 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 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQZ to YCG?
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