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YAL to DLC: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Dalian (Zhoushuizi Airport)
4,993 mi
8,036 km · 4,339 nm
10h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,993 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 15m 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
- DLC — Zhoushuizi Airport · Dalian, 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 DLC
- CNI · Changhai Airport64 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport108 mi away
- YKH · Yingkou Lanqi Airport117 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from DLC?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Dalian (DLC) is 4,993 miles (8,036 km, 4,339 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to DLC?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 15m 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 DLC?
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