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YAL to AIA: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Alliance (Alliance Municipal Airport)
1,285 mi
2,068 km · 1,116 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,285 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- AIA — Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance, 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 AIA
- BFF · Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport43 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport56 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field66 mi away
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from AIA?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Alliance (AIA) is 1,285 miles (2,068 km, 1,116 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to AIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 YAL to AIA?
Nonstop service on YAL–AIA 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 3h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAL to AIA?
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Why are some YAL to AIA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAL–AIA 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.