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YAL to RDU: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Raleigh-durham (Raleigh Durham International Airport)
2,573 mi
4,140 km · 2,236 nm
5h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,573 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 31m 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
- RDU — Raleigh Durham International Airport · Raleigh-durham, 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 RDU
- POB · Pope Field50 mi away
- RWI · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport50 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field52 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from RDU?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) is 2,573 miles (4,140 km, 2,236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to RDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 31m 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 RDU?
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