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YAL to RHV: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → San Jose (Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County)
949 mi
1,528 km · 825 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
949 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RHV — Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County · San Jose, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from RHV?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to San Jose (RHV) is 949 miles (1,528 km, 825 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to RHV?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 RHV?
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