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YAL to SAN: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
1,329 mi
2,139 km · 1,155 nm
3h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,329 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 21m 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
- SAN — San Diego International Airport · San Diego, 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 SAN
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from SAN?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to San Diego (SAN) is 1,329 miles (2,139 km, 1,155 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to SAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YAL to SAN?
Nonstop service on YAL–SAN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAL to SAN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAL–SAN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAL to SAN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAL–SAN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.