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YAL to YLE: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Whatì (Whatì Airport)
938 mi
1,510 km · 816 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
938 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m 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
- YLE — Whatì Airport · Whatì, 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 YLE
- YRA · Rae Lakes Airport68 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport100 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from YLE?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Whatì (YLE) is 938 miles (1,510 km, 816 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to YLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 YLE?
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