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YAL to SCH: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Scotia NY (Schenectady County Airport)
2,510 mi
4,039 km · 2,181 nm
5h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,510 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 23m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SCH — Schenectady County Airport · Scotia NY, 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 SCH
- ALB · Albany International Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport37 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport68 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from SCH?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Scotia NY (SCH) is 2,510 miles (4,039 km, 2,181 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to SCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 23m 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 SCH?
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