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YVT to YPY: distance & flight time
Buffalo Narrows (Buffalo Narrows Airport) → Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport)
226 mi
363 km · 196 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
226 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, 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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YVT from YPY?
The flight distance from Buffalo Narrows (YVT) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY) is 226 miles (363 km, 196 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVT to YPY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 YPY?
Nonstop service on YVT–YPY 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 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YVT to YPY?
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Why are some YVT to YPY fares phone-only?
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