Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YRS to AEY: distance & flight time
Red Sucker Lake (Red Sucker Lake Airport) → Akureyri (Akureyri Airport)
2,553 mi
4,109 km · 2,219 nm
5h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
See live YRS→AEY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,553 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YRS — Red Sucker Lake Airport · Red Sucker Lake, Canada
- AEY — Akureyri Airport · Akureyri, Iceland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YRS
- YGO · Gods Lake Narrows Airport46 mi away
- YIV · Island Lake Airport49 mi away
- ZGI · Gods River Airport51 mi away
- YST · St. Theresa Point Airport57 mi away
Near AEY
- HZK · Húsavík Airport27 mi away
- MVA · Reykjahlíð Airport33 mi away
- SIJ · Siglufjörður Airport40 mi away
- SAK · Sauðárkrókur Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YRS from AEY?
The flight distance from Red Sucker Lake (YRS) to Akureyri (AEY) is 2,553 miles (4,109 km, 2,219 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRS to AEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 28m 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 Red Sucker Lake and Akureyri?
Akureyri is 5 hours ahead of Red Sucker Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRS to AEY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YRS–AEY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.