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YAL to MAA: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Madras (Chennai International Airport)
7,750 mi
12,472 km · 6,734 nm
15h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,750 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MAA — Chennai International Airport · Madras, India
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 MAA
- TIR · Tirupati Airport61 mi away
- PNY · Pondicherry Airport75 mi away
- CDP · Kadapa Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from MAA?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Madras (MAA) is 7,750 miles (12,472 km, 6,734 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to MAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 40m 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 MAA?
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