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YWL to YXH: distance & flight time
Williams Lake (Williams Lake Airport) → Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport)
513 mi
826 km · 446 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
513 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YWL — Williams Lake Airport · Williams Lake, Canada
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, 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 YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YWL from YXH?
The flight distance from Williams Lake (YWL) to Medicine Hat (YXH) is 513 miles (826 km, 446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWL to YXH?
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 YWL to YXH?
Nonstop service on YWL–YXH 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 time difference between Williams Lake and Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat is 1 hour ahead of Williams Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YWL to YXH?
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Why are some YWL to YXH fares phone-only?
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