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YAL to CAE: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
2,557 mi
4,115 km · 2,222 nm
5h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,557 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 29m 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from CAE?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Columbia (CAE) is 2,557 miles (4,115 km, 2,222 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 29m 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 CAE?
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