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YAL to VAR: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Varna (Varna Airport)
5,779 mi
9,300 km · 5,022 nm
11h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,779 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 48m 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
- VAR — Varna Airport · Varna, Bulgaria
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 VAR
- BOJ · Burgas Airport48 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport85 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base92 mi away
- IST · Istanbul Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from VAR?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Varna (VAR) is 5,779 miles (9,300 km, 5,022 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to VAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 48m 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 VAR?
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