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ECA to YAL: distance & flight time
East Tawas (Iosco County Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
2,047 mi
3,294 km · 1,779 nm
4h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,047 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 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
- ECA — Iosco County Airport · East Tawas, 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 ECA
- OSC · Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport10 mi away
- APN · Alpena County Regional Airport53 mi away
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport57 mi away
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport62 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 ECA from YAL?
The flight distance from East Tawas (ECA) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 2,047 miles (3,294 km, 1,779 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECA to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 ECA to YAL?
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