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YAL to SFO: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
923 mi
1,486 km · 802 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
923 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, 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 SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from SFO?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to San Francisco (SFO) is 923 miles (1,486 km, 802 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 SFO?
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