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YXH to JHQ: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Shute Harbour (Shute Harbour Airport)
7,743 mi
12,461 km · 6,728 nm
15h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
7,743 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 39m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
- JHQ — Shute Harbour Airport · Shute Harbour, Australia
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 JHQ
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YXH from JHQ?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Shute Harbour (JHQ) is 7,743 miles (12,461 km, 6,728 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH to JHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 39m 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 time difference between Medicine Hat and Shute Harbour?
Shute Harbour is 16 hours ahead of Medicine Hat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXH to JHQ?
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