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YZH to GTF: distance & flight time
Slave Lake (Slave Lake Airport) → Great Falls (Great Falls International Airport)
559 mi
900 km · 486 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
559 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m 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
- YZH — Slave Lake Airport · Slave Lake, Canada
- GTF — Great Falls International Airport · Great 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 YZH
- YZU · Whitecourt Airport89 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport122 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport129 mi away
- YET · Edson Airport136 mi away
Near GTF
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport67 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport91 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport94 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YZH from GTF?
The flight distance from Slave Lake (YZH) to Great Falls (GTF) is 559 miles (900 km, 486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZH to GTF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 YZH to GTF?
Nonstop service on YZH–GTF 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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZH to GTF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YZH–GTF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YZH to GTF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YZH–GTF 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.