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YAL to JRB: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → New York (Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport)
2,586 mi
4,162 km · 2,247 nm
5h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,586 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 32m 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
- JRB — Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport · New York, 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 JRB
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport8 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport9 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport13 mi away
- JRA · West 30th St. Heliport4 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from JRB?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to New York (JRB) is 2,586 miles (4,162 km, 2,247 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to JRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 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 JRB?
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