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YXH to IDA: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Idaho Falls (Idaho Falls Regional Airport)
454 mi
730 km · 394 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
454 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
- IDA — Idaho Falls Regional Airport · Idaho Falls, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near IDA
- PIH · Pocatello Regional Airport49 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport67 mi away
- WYS · Yellowstone Airport94 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YXH from IDA?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Idaho Falls (IDA) is 454 miles (730 km, 394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH to IDA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 YXH to IDA?
Nonstop service on YXH–IDA 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 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXH to IDA?
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Why are some YXH to IDA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YXH–IDA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.