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YAC to YAL: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,508 mi
2,427 km · 1,311 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,508 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from YAL?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,508 miles (2,427 km, 1,311 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 YAC to YAL?
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