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YAL to SDM: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport)
1,343 mi
2,162 km · 1,167 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,343 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal 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 SDM
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from SDM?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to San Diego (SDM) is 1,343 miles (2,162 km, 1,167 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to SDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 SDM?
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