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YAL to PCN: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Picton (Picton Aerodrome)
7,283 mi
11,721 km · 6,329 nm
14h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,283 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 45m 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
- PCN — Picton Aerodrome · Picton, New Zealand
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 PCN
- BHE · Woodbourne Airport13 mi away
- NSN · Nelson Airport38 mi away
- WLG · Wellington International Airport44 mi away
- MZP · Motueka Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from PCN?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Picton (PCN) is 7,283 miles (11,721 km, 6,329 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to PCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 45m 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 PCN?
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