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CIU to YAL: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,942 mi
3,125 km · 1,687 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,942 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m 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
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, 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 CIU
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport16 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport39 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport49 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport86 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 CIU from YAL?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,942 miles (3,125 km, 1,687 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 CIU to YAL?
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