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YAL to SQL: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
932 mi
1,500 km · 810 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
932 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m 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
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, 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 SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from SQL?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to San Carlos (SQL) is 932 miles (1,500 km, 810 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 SQL?
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