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MCF to YAL: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
2,788 mi
4,487 km · 2,423 nm
5h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,788 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 56m 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 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 MCF from YAL?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 2,788 miles (4,487 km, 2,423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 56m 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 MCF to YAL?
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