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WSD to YAL: distance & flight time
White Sands (Condron Army Air Field) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,637 mi
2,634 km · 1,422 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,637 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 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
- WSD — Condron Army Air Field · White Sands, 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 WSD
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport31 mi away
- BIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)34 mi away
- ELP · El Paso International Airport37 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base39 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 WSD from YAL?
The flight distance from White Sands (WSD) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,637 miles (2,634 km, 1,422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSD to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 WSD to YAL?
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