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SBS to YAL: distance & flight time
Steamboat Springs (Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,187 mi
1,911 km · 1,032 nm
3h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,187 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 3m 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
- SBS — Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field · Steamboat Springs, 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 SBS
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport19 mi away
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport60 mi away
- SAA · Shively Field64 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport82 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 SBS from YAL?
The flight distance from Steamboat Springs (SBS) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,187 miles (1,911 km, 1,032 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBS to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 3m 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 SBS to YAL?
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