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TVL to YAL: distance & flight time
South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
875 mi
1,408 km · 761 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
875 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, 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 TVL
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport44 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport74 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield77 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 TVL from YAL?
The flight distance from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 875 miles (1,408 km, 761 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVL to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 22m 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 TVL to YAL?
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