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YAL to CIF: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Chifeng (Chifeng Airport)
4,901 mi
7,887 km · 4,259 nm
10h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,901 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 5m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CIF — Chifeng Airport · Chifeng, China
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 CIF
- CDE · Chengde Puning Airport88 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport92 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport136 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from CIF?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Chifeng (CIF) is 4,901 miles (7,887 km, 4,259 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to CIF?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 5m 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 CIF?
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