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FOD to YAL: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,635 mi
2,631 km · 1,420 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,635 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 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 FOD from YAL?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,635 miles (2,631 km, 1,420 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 FOD to YAL?
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