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YAL to CER: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Cherbourg (Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport)
4,801 mi
7,727 km · 4,172 nm
9h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,801 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 53m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CER — Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport · Cherbourg, France
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 CER
- ACI · Alderney Airport34 mi away
- JER · Jersey Airport45 mi away
- GCI · Guernsey Airport53 mi away
- GFR · Granville Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from CER?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Cherbourg (CER) is 4,801 miles (7,727 km, 4,172 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to CER?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 53m 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 CER?
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