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SSC to YAL: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
2,583 mi
4,157 km · 2,245 nm
5h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,583 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 32m 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
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, 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 SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 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 SSC from YAL?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 2,583 miles (4,157 km, 2,245 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 32m 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 SSC to YAL?
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