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MEL to YAL: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
8,096 mi
13,029 km · 7,035 nm
16h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,096 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 20m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- 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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 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 MEL from YAL?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 8,096 miles (13,029 km, 7,035 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 20m 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 MEL to YAL?
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