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BHQ to YAL: distance & flight time
Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
7,954 mi
12,801 km · 6,912 nm
16h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,954 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 4m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BHQ — Broken Hill Airport · Broken Hill, Australia
- 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 BHQ
- WIO · Wilcannia Airport117 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 BHQ from YAL?
The flight distance from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 7,954 miles (12,801 km, 6,912 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHQ to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 4m 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 BHQ to YAL?
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