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YVT to YCQ: distance & flight time
Buffalo Narrows (Buffalo Narrows Airport) → Chetwynd (Chetwynd Airport)
513 mi
825 km · 446 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
513 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YVT — Buffalo Narrows Airport · Buffalo Narrows, Canada
- YCQ — Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YVT
- YLJ · Meadow Lake Airport119 mi away
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport121 mi away
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake124 mi away
- YVC · La Ronge Airport132 mi away
Near YCQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport51 mi away
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport113 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YVT from YCQ?
The flight distance from Buffalo Narrows (YVT) to Chetwynd (YCQ) is 513 miles (825 km, 446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVT to YCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 YVT to YCQ?
Nonstop service on YVT–YCQ 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 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YVT to YCQ?
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