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YAL to PFN: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Panama City (Panama City-Bay Co International Airport)
2,538 mi
4,085 km · 2,206 nm
5h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,538 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 27m 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
- PFN — Panama City-Bay Co International Airport · 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
- 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 PFN
- PAM · Tyndall Air Force Base12 mi away
- ECP · Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport12 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport49 mi away
- AAF · Apalachicola Regional Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from PFN?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Panama City (PFN) is 2,538 miles (4,085 km, 2,206 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to PFN?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 27m 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 PFN?
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