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YAL to LHG: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport)
7,561 mi
12,168 km · 6,570 nm
15h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,561 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 18m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LHG — Lightning Ridge Airport · Lightning Ridge, Australia
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 LHG
- WGE · Walgett Airport41 mi away
- DRN · Dirranbandi Airport61 mi away
- BWQ · Brewarrina Airport79 mi away
- SGO · St George Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from LHG?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Lightning Ridge (LHG) is 7,561 miles (12,168 km, 6,570 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to LHG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 18m 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 LHG?
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