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YRL to VBG: distance & flight time
Red Lake (Red Lake Airport) → Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base)
1,747 mi
2,811 km · 1,518 nm
3h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,747 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 53m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YRL — Red Lake Airport · Red Lake, Canada
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YRL
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport53 mi away
- YHP · Poplar Hill Airport75 mi away
- YQK · Kenora Airport92 mi away
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport96 mi away
Near VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YRL from VBG?
The flight distance from Red Lake (YRL) to Lompoc (VBG) is 1,747 miles (2,811 km, 1,518 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRL to VBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 53m 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 YRL to VBG?
Nonstop service on YRL–VBG 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 3h 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red Lake and Lompoc?
Lompoc is 2 hours behind Red Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRL to VBG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YRL–VBG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YRL to VBG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YRL–VBG 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.