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YZZ to YLJ: distance & flight time
Trail (Trail Airport) → Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport)
523 mi
842 km · 455 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
523 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YZZ — Trail Airport · Trail, Canada
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YZZ
- YCG · Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport37 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport91 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport94 mi away
Near YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YZZ from YLJ?
The flight distance from Trail (YZZ) to Meadow Lake (YLJ) is 523 miles (842 km, 455 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZZ to YLJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 YZZ to YLJ?
Nonstop service on YZZ–YLJ 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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Trail and Meadow Lake?
Meadow Lake is 1 hour ahead of Trail.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZZ to YLJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YZZ–YLJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YZZ to YLJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YZZ–YLJ 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.