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ANC to YAL: distance & flight time
Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,145 mi
1,843 km · 995 nm
2h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,145 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 57m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage, United States
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ANC
- MRI · Merrill Field6 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base8 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport31 mi away
Near YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ANC from YAL?
The flight distance from Anchorage (ANC) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,145 miles (1,843 km, 995 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ANC to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 57m 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 ANC to YAL?
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