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YXH to SAC: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento Executive Airport)
955 mi
1,537 km · 830 nm
2h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
955 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
- SAC — Sacramento Executive Airport · Sacramento, 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 SAC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport11 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield12 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport14 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YXH from SAC?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Sacramento (SAC) is 955 miles (1,537 km, 830 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH to SAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 33m 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 Sacramento?
Sacramento is 1 hour behind Medicine Hat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXH to SAC?
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