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ZWL to YPY: distance & flight time
Wollaston Lake (Wollaston Lake Airport) → Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport)
291 mi
468 km · 253 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
291 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ZWL — Wollaston Lake Airport · Wollaston Lake, Canada
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, 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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ZWL from YPY?
The flight distance from Wollaston Lake (ZWL) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY) is 291 miles (468 km, 253 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZWL to YPY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 ZWL to YPY?
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