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ZWL to YCG: distance & flight time
Wollaston Lake (Wollaston Lake Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
845 mi
1,361 km · 735 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
845 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ZWL — Wollaston Lake Airport · Wollaston Lake, Canada
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ZWL
- YNL · Points North Landing Airport35 mi away
- YBT · Brochet Airport57 mi away
- XLB · Lac Brochet Airport71 mi away
- YKJ · Key Lake Airport108 mi away
Near YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ZWL from YCG?
The flight distance from Wollaston Lake (ZWL) to Castlegar (YCG) is 845 miles (1,361 km, 735 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZWL to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 time difference between Wollaston Lake and Castlegar?
Castlegar is 1 hour behind Wollaston Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ZWL to YCG?
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