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YAL to CHS: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport)
2,651 mi
4,266 km · 2,304 nm
5h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,651 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 40m 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
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, 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 CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from CHS?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Charleston (CHS) is 2,651 miles (4,266 km, 2,304 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to CHS?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 40m 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 CHS?
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