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YAL to BWU: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
7,671 mi
12,345 km · 6,666 nm
15h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,671 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
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 BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from BWU?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Sydney (BWU) is 7,671 miles (12,345 km, 6,666 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 30m 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 BWU?
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