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YAL to LEX: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport)
2,227 mi
3,585 km · 1,936 nm
4h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,227 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 50m 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
- LEX — Blue Grass Airport · Lexington KY, 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 LEX
- FFT · Capital City Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field59 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field62 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from LEX?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Lexington KY (LEX) is 2,227 miles (3,585 km, 1,936 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to LEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 50m 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 LEX?
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