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YAL to DCA: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
2,526 mi
4,065 km · 2,195 nm
5h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,526 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 25m 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
- DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington, 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 DCA
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from DCA?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Washington (DCA) is 2,526 miles (4,065 km, 2,195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to DCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 25m 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 DCA?
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