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ALB to YAC: distance & flight time
Albany (Albany International Airport) → Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport)
1,044 mi
1,680 km · 907 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,044 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, United States
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Near YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALB from YAC?
The flight distance from Albany (ALB) to Cat Lake (YAC) is 1,044 miles (1,680 km, 907 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALB to YAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m 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 ALB to YAC?
Nonstop service on ALB–YAC 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 2h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Albany and Cat Lake?
Cat Lake is 1 hour behind Albany.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALB to YAC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ALB–YAC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ALB to YAC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ALB–YAC 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.