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YWL to YDQ: distance & flight time
Williams Lake (Williams Lake Airport) → Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Airport)
257 mi
414 km · 224 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
257 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YWL — Williams Lake Airport · Williams Lake, Canada
- YDQ — Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YWL
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport44 mi away
- YQZ · Quesnel Airport61 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport121 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport124 mi away
Near YDQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YWL from YDQ?
The flight distance from Williams Lake (YWL) to Dawson Creek (YDQ) is 257 miles (414 km, 224 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWL to YDQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 YWL to YDQ?
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