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YSM to YLJ: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport) → Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport)
427 mi
687 km · 371 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
427 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, Canada
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 mi away
Near YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YSM from YLJ?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (YSM) to Meadow Lake (YLJ) is 427 miles (687 km, 371 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSM to YLJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 cheapest way to fly from YSM to YLJ?
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