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YAL to BFK: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Buckley (Buckley Air Force Base)
1,308 mi
2,105 km · 1,136 nm
3h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,308 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 19m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BFK — Buckley Air Force Base · Buckley, 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 BFK
- DEN · Denver International Airport12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from BFK?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Buckley (BFK) is 1,308 miles (2,105 km, 1,136 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to BFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 19m 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 BFK?
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