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RET to YAL: distance & flight time
Røst (Røst Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
4,004 mi
6,444 km · 3,479 nm
8h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,004 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 19m 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
- RET — Røst Airport · Røst, Norway
- 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 RET
- VRY · Værøy Heliport19 mi away
- LKN · Leknes Airport58 mi away
- BOO · Bodø Airport63 mi away
- SVJ · Svolvær Helle Airport83 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 RET from YAL?
The flight distance from Røst (RET) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 4,004 miles (6,444 km, 3,479 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RET to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 19m 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 RET to YAL?
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