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YZU to YXH: distance & flight time
Whitecourt (Whitecourt Airport) → Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport)
357 mi
574 km · 310 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
357 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YZU — Whitecourt Airport · Whitecourt, Canada
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YZU
- YET · Edson Airport48 mi away
- YZH · Slave Lake Airport89 mi away
- YJP · Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport99 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport100 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YZU from YXH?
The flight distance from Whitecourt (YZU) to Medicine Hat (YXH) is 357 miles (574 km, 310 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZU to YXH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 YZU to YXH?
Nonstop service on YZU–YXH 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 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZU to YXH?
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Why are some YZU to YXH fares phone-only?
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