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YAL to SAA: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → SARATOGA (Shively Field)
1,147 mi
1,845 km · 996 nm
2h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,147 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 58m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SAA — Shively Field · SARATOGA, 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 SAA
- RWL · Rawlins Municipal Airport/Harvey Field32 mi away
- LAR · Laramie Regional Airport60 mi away
- SBS · Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field64 mi away
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from SAA?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to SARATOGA (SAA) is 1,147 miles (1,845 km, 996 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to SAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 58m 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 SAA?
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