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RCA to YAL: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,193 mi
1,920 km · 1,037 nm
3h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,193 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 4m 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
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, 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 RCA
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field41 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport90 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport121 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 RCA from YAL?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RCA) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,193 miles (1,920 km, 1,037 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCA to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 4m 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 RCA to YAL?
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