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GVX to YAL: distance & flight time
Gavle (Gävle Sandviken Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
4,497 mi
7,238 km · 3,908 nm
9h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,497 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 17m 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
- GVX — Gävle Sandviken Airport · Gavle, Sweden
- 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 GVX
- SOO · Söderhamn Airport46 mi away
- BLE · Borlange Airport50 mi away
- VST · Stockholm Västerås Airport70 mi away
- ARN · Stockholm-Arlanda Airport73 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 GVX from YAL?
The flight distance from Gavle (GVX) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 4,497 miles (7,238 km, 3,908 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVX to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 17m 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 GVX to YAL?
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