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YAL to GWT: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Westerland (Westerland Sylt Airport)
4,706 mi
7,573 km · 4,089 nm
9h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,706 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 42m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GWT — Westerland Sylt Airport · Westerland, Germany
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 GWT
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport42 mi away
- SKS · Skrydstrup Air Base42 mi away
- EBJ · Esbjerg Airport43 mi away
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from GWT?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Westerland (GWT) is 4,706 miles (7,573 km, 4,089 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to GWT?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 42m 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 GWT?
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