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YAL to GLS: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Galveston (Scholes International At Galveston Airport)
2,218 mi
3,569 km · 1,927 nm
4h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,218 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 49m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- GLS — Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston, 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 GLS
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport57 mi away
- EFD · Ellington Airport30 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport36 mi away
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from GLS?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Galveston (GLS) is 2,218 miles (3,569 km, 1,927 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to GLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 49m 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 GLS?
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