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YZF to HZP: distance & flight time
Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
364 mi
585 km · 316 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
364 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- YZF — Yellowknife Airport · Yellowknife, Canada
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YZF
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport92 mi away
- YLE · Whatì Airport100 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport120 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport120 mi away
Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YZF from HZP?
The flight distance from Yellowknife (YZF) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 364 miles (585 km, 316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZF to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 YZF to HZP?
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