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RDR to YAL: distance & flight time
Red River (Grand Forks Air Force Base) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,334 mi
2,147 km · 1,159 nm
3h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,334 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 22m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RDR — Grand Forks Air Force Base · Red River, 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 RDR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport57 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport68 mi away
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport70 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 RDR from YAL?
The flight distance from Red River (RDR) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,334 miles (2,147 km, 1,159 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDR to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 22m 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 RDR to YAL?
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