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YAL to MEB: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
8,096 mi
13,030 km · 7,036 nm
16h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,096 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 21m 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
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, 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 MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from MEB?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Melbourne (MEB) is 8,096 miles (13,030 km, 7,036 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 21m 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 MEB?
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