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YAL to MDW: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport)
1,944 mi
3,128 km · 1,689 nm
4h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,944 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 17m 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
- MDW — Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago, 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 MDW
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport15 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport21 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from MDW?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Chicago (MDW) is 1,944 miles (3,128 km, 1,689 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to MDW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 17m 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 MDW?
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