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YRI to YKQ: distance & flight time
Riviere Du Loup (Rivière-du-Loup Airport) → Waskaganish (Waskaganish Airport)
484 mi
778 km · 420 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
484 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YRI — Rivière-du-Loup Airport · Riviere Du Loup, Canada
- YKQ — Waskaganish Airport · Waskaganish, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YRI
- YML · Charlevoix Airport32 mi away
- WFK · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport68 mi away
- YXK · Rimouski Airport70 mi away
- YFE · Forestville Airport71 mi away
Near YKQ
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport53 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport81 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport106 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YRI from YKQ?
The flight distance from Riviere Du Loup (YRI) to Waskaganish (YKQ) is 484 miles (778 km, 420 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRI to YKQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 YRI to YKQ?
Nonstop service on YRI–YKQ 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 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRI to YKQ?
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