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GVR to YFA: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → Fort Albany (Fort Albany Airport)
5,461 mi
8,789 km · 4,745 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,461 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- YFA — Fort Albany Airport · Fort Albany, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 mi away
Near YFA
- ZKE · Kashechewan Airport6 mi away
- YAT · Attawapiskat Airport59 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport78 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport133 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GVR from YFA?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to Fort Albany (YFA) is 5,461 miles (8,789 km, 4,745 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to YFA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GVR to YFA?
Nonstop service on GVR–YFA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Governador Valadares and Fort Albany?
Fort Albany is 1 hour behind Governador Valadares.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVR to YFA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GVR–YFA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GVR to YFA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GVR–YFA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.