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YAL to NUW: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Whidbey Island (Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field))
246 mi
395 km · 213 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
246 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m 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
- NUW — Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · Whidbey Island, 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 NUW
- MVW · Skagit Regional Airport14 mi away
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport16 mi away
- FRD · Friday Harbor Airport21 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from NUW?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Whidbey Island (NUW) is 246 miles (395 km, 213 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to NUW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 NUW?
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