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BIS to YAL: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,216 mi
1,957 km · 1,056 nm
3h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,216 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 7m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 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 BIS from YAL?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,216 miles (1,957 km, 1,056 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 7m 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 BIS to YAL?
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