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YAL to VDS: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Vadsø (Vadsø Airport)
4,020 mi
6,469 km · 3,493 nm
8h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
4,020 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 21m 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
- VDS — Vadsø Airport · Vadsø, Norway
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 VDS
- KKN · Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen)23 mi away
- VAW · Vardø Airport, Svartnes34 mi away
- BJF · Båtsfjord Airport37 mi away
- BVG · Berlevåg Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from VDS?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Vadsø (VDS) is 4,020 miles (6,469 km, 3,493 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to VDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 21m 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 VDS?
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