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YAL to RIX: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Riga (Riga International Airport)
4,826 mi
7,766 km · 4,193 nm
9h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
4,826 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 56m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- RIX — Riga International Airport · Riga, Latvia
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 RIX
- HLJ · Barysiai Airport61 mi away
- SQQ · Šiauliai International Airport74 mi away
- PNV · Panevėžys Air Base85 mi away
- VNT · Ventspils International Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from RIX?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Riga (RIX) is 4,826 miles (7,766 km, 4,193 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to RIX?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 56m 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 RIX?
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