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YAL to HEM: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Malmi Airport)
4,621 mi
7,437 km · 4,015 nm
9h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
4,621 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 32m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HEM — Helsinki Malmi Airport · Helsinki, Finland
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 HEM
- HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield28 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport59 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from HEM?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Helsinki (HEM) is 4,621 miles (7,437 km, 4,015 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to HEM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 32m 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 HEM?
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