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YAL to SDS: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Sado (Sado Airport)
4,434 mi
7,136 km · 3,853 nm
9h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,434 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 10m 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
- SDS — Sado Airport · Sado, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 SDS
- KIJ · Niigata Airport39 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport91 mi away
- NTQ · Noto Airport95 mi away
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from SDS?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Sado (SDS) is 4,434 miles (7,136 km, 3,853 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to SDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 10m 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 SDS?
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