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YXJ to NUW: distance & flight time
Fort Saint John (Fort St John Airport) → Whidbey Island (Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field))
551 mi
886 km · 479 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
551 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- YXJ — Fort St John Airport · Fort Saint John, Canada
- NUW — Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · Whidbey Island, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YXJ
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport51 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport103 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport126 mi away
Near NUW
- MVW · Skagit Regional Airport14 mi away
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport16 mi away
- FRD · Friday Harbor Airport21 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YXJ from NUW?
The flight distance from Fort Saint John (YXJ) to Whidbey Island (NUW) is 551 miles (886 km, 479 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXJ to NUW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 YXJ to NUW?
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