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YAL to ACV: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Arcata CA (California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport)
677 mi
1,090 km · 588 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
677 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
- ACV — California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport · Arcata CA, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ACV
- EKA · Murray Field12 mi away
- CEC · Jack Mc Namara Field Airport56 mi away
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport100 mi away
- RBL · Red Bluff Municipal Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from ACV?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Arcata CA (ACV) is 677 miles (1,090 km, 588 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to ACV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 YAL to ACV?
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