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YAL to YBW: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Bedwell Harbour (Bedwell Harbour Seaplane Base)
208 mi
334 km · 180 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
208 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YBW — Bedwell Harbour Seaplane Base · Bedwell Harbour, Canada
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 YBW
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport31 mi away
- YYJ · Victoria International Airport11 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base14 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from YBW?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Bedwell Harbour (YBW) is 208 miles (334 km, 180 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to YBW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YAL to YBW?
Nonstop service on YAL–YBW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAL to YBW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAL–YBW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAL to YBW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAL–YBW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.