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YAL to LFT: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport)
2,281 mi
3,671 km · 1,982 nm
4h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,281 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 56m 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
- LFT — Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, 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 LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from LFT?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Lafayette (LFT) is 2,281 miles (3,671 km, 1,982 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to LFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 56m 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 LFT?
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