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BUF to YAL: distance & flight time
Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
2,298 mi
3,698 km · 1,997 nm
4h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,298 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 58m 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
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, 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 BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 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 BUF from YAL?
The flight distance from Buffalo (BUF) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 2,298 miles (3,698 km, 1,997 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUF to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 58m 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 BUF to YAL?
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