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DRA to YAL: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,105 mi
1,779 km · 960 nm
2h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,105 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 52m 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 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 DRA from YAL?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,105 miles (1,779 km, 960 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 52m 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 DRA to YAL?
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