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YAL to PIW: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Pikwitonei (Pikwitonei Airport)
1,271 mi
2,046 km · 1,105 nm
3h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,271 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PIW — Pikwitonei Airport · Pikwitonei, Canada
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 PIW
- YTD · Thicket Portage Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport31 mi away
- KES · Kelsey Airport40 mi away
- ZAC · York Landing Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from PIW?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Pikwitonei (PIW) is 1,271 miles (2,046 km, 1,105 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to PIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 14m 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 PIW?
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