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CAE to YAL: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
2,557 mi
4,115 km · 2,222 nm
5h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,557 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 29m 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 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 CAE from YAL?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 2,557 miles (4,115 km, 2,222 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 29m 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 CAE to YAL?
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