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YAL to CTU: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Chengdu (Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport)
6,028 mi
9,702 km · 5,239 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,028 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m 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
- CTU — Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · Chengdu, 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 CTU
- MIG · Mianyang Airport75 mi away
- YBP · Yibin Caiba Airport128 mi away
- NAO · Nanchong Airport132 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from CTU?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Chengdu (CTU) is 6,028 miles (9,702 km, 5,239 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to CTU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 17m 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 CTU?
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