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YRL to YKQ: distance & flight time
Red Lake (Red Lake Airport) → Waskaganish (Waskaganish Airport)
649 mi
1,045 km · 564 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
649 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YRL — Red Lake Airport · Red Lake, Canada
- YKQ — Waskaganish Airport · Waskaganish, Canada
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 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 YRL from YKQ?
The flight distance from Red Lake (YRL) to Waskaganish (YKQ) is 649 miles (1,045 km, 564 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRL to YKQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 YKQ?
Nonstop service on YRL–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 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red Lake and Waskaganish?
Waskaganish is 1 hour ahead of Red Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRL to YKQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YRL–YKQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YRL to YKQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YRL–YKQ 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.