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YAL to RML: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
8,160 mi
13,132 km · 7,091 nm
16h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,160 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
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 RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from RML?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Colombo (RML) is 8,160 miles (13,132 km, 7,091 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 28m 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 RML?
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