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YAL to VAN: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Van (Van Ferit Melen Airport)
6,256 mi
10,067 km · 5,436 nm
12h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,256 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 44m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- VAN — Van Ferit Melen Airport · Van, Turkey
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 VAN
- YKO · Hakkari Yüksekova Airport80 mi away
- AJI · Ağrı Airport84 mi away
- SXZ · Siirt Airport88 mi away
- KHY · Khoy Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from VAN?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Van (VAN) is 6,256 miles (10,067 km, 5,436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to VAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 44m 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 VAN?
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