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AVL to YAL: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
2,428 mi
3,908 km · 2,110 nm
5h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,428 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, 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 AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 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 AVL from YAL?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 2,428 miles (3,908 km, 2,110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 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 AVL to YAL?
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