YVR → YZTVancouver to Port Hardy

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Port Hardy (YZT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 342 km, an estimated 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Port Hardy. Updated 18 September 2026 at 13:33 UTC.

YVR Vancouver smooth · +0
YZT Port Hardy tracking
342 km · ~0h 56m est.
dep bank 08:45–15:557x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 operated YVR → YZT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~0h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Pacific Coastal Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Pacific Coastal Airlines8P78% on time

Flights 8P861 08:45 Fr Sa Su · 8P863 15:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-178P863departed+4
09-168P863departed−3
09-158P863departed+0
09-148P863departed+8
09-138P861departed+45
09-138P863departed−4
09-128P861departed+56
09-118P861departed+7
09-118P863departed−6

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
YVRVancouver +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ESE 6 kt Full YVR delay board →
YZTPort Hardy tracking Full YZT delay board →

How the Vancouver to Port Hardy route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YVR to YZT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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YVR to YZT questions

Is YVR–YZT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YVR–YZT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:45 from YVR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the YZT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YVR to YZT?

Great-circle distance is 342 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 54–59 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–YZT fly?

Pacific Coastal Airlines runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.