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YAL to TPA: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
2,781 mi
4,476 km · 2,417 nm
5h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,781 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 55m 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
- TPA — Tampa International Airport · Tampa, 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 TPA
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport7 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from TPA?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Tampa (TPA) is 2,781 miles (4,476 km, 2,417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to TPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 55m 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 TPA?
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