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PAO to YAL: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
937 mi
1,508 km · 814 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
937 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from YAL?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 937 miles (1,508 km, 814 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 PAO to YAL?
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