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TCM to YAL: distance & flight time
Tacoma (McChord Air Force Base) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
312 mi
502 km · 271 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
312 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- TCM — McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma, 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 TCM
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport23 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport10 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport23 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 TCM from YAL?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TCM) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 312 miles (502 km, 271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCM to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from TCM to YAL?
Nonstop service on TCM–YAL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TCM to YAL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TCM–YAL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TCM to YAL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TCM–YAL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.