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COU to YAL: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,865 mi
3,002 km · 1,621 nm
4h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,865 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 7m 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
- COU — Columbia Regional 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 COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 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 COU from YAL?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,865 miles (3,002 km, 1,621 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 COU to YAL?
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