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GRM to YAL: distance & flight time
Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,643 mi
2,644 km · 1,428 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,643 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- GRM — Grand Marais Cook County Airport · Grand Marais, 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 GRM
- YQT · Thunder Bay Airport61 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport67 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport87 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport100 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 GRM from YAL?
The flight distance from Grand Marais (GRM) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,643 miles (2,644 km, 1,428 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRM to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 GRM to YAL?
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