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SIR to YAL: distance & flight time
Sion (Sion Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
5,213 mi
8,390 km · 4,530 nm
10h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,213 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 41m 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
- SIR — Sion Airport · Sion, Switzerland
- 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 SIR
- AOT · Aosta Airport33 mi away
- QLS · Lausanne-Blécherette Airport41 mi away
- ZIN · Interlaken Air Base41 mi away
- MVV · Megève Airport43 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 SIR from YAL?
The flight distance from Sion (SIR) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 5,213 miles (8,390 km, 4,530 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SIR to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 41m 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 SIR to YAL?
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