YEG to YWG: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Edmonton to Winnipeg?

The great-circle distance between Edmonton International Airport (YEG) and Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is 1,187 km (737 mi, 641 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from YEG to YWG?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 2h. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. YWG is roughly east of YEG.

How is the YEG to YWG route written in code?

The pair is written YEG-YWG in IATA codes and CYEG-CYWG in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Edmonton International Airport is YEG (CYEG), Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is YWG (CYWG).

Both ICAO codes start with C, the prefix ICAO assigns to Canada, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

YWG sits 1,590 ft (485 m) lower than YEG, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying YEG to YWG

1 airline appear on this route in the open route dataset, 1 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 2 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: AC, KL.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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