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YAL to PAM: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Panama City (Tyndall Air Force Base)
2,550 mi
4,103 km · 2,216 nm
5h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,550 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 28m 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
- PAM — Tyndall Air Force Base · Panama City, 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
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Near PAM
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from PAM?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Panama City (PAM) is 2,550 miles (4,103 km, 2,216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to PAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 28m 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 PAM?
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